Where does “schopf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “schopf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscuft—
2Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head

Words derived from “schopf”

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