Where does “Zopf” come from?

Zopf (German) comes from Middle High German zopf, from Old High German zoph, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Zopf (German): plait; pigtail; ponytail; A plait-shaped bread...

Definitions

  1. plait; pigtail; ponytail; A plait-shaped bread...

Ancestry of “Zopf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzopf—
2Old High Germanzophtuft
3Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *topp →