Where does “acciuffarsi” come from?

acciuffarsi (Italian) comes from Italian acciuffare, 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.

acciuffarsi (Italian): to get caught

Definitions

  1. to get caught

Ancestry of “acciuffarsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacciuffareto grab by the hair
2Italianciuffotuft; bunch
3Middle High Germanschopf—
4Old High Germanscuft—
5Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuftą →Every word from Old High German scuft →