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,...

zipf (German): tip, peak, corner

Definitions

  1. tip, peak, corner

Ancestry of “zipf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzipf—
2Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “zipf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppijô →