Where does “acciuffare” come from?

acciuffare (Italian) comes from Italian ciuffo, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.

acciuffare (Italian): to grab by the hair

Definitions

  1. to grab by the hair

Ancestry of “acciuffare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciuffotuft; bunch
2Middle High Germanschopf—
3Old High Germanscuft—
4Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head

Words derived from “acciuffare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuftą →Every word from Old High German scuft →