Where does “zipf” come from?
zipf (German) comes from Middle High German zipf, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Ancestry of “zipf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | zipf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tuppijô | to be atop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |