Where does “zipf” come from?

zipf (Middle High German) comes 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
1	Proto-Germanic	tuppijô	to be atop
2	Proto-Germanic	tuppaz	tuft, plait; top, summit
3	Proto-Indo-European	dumb-	tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “zipf”

Zipf
Zipfian
zipf
cyp
Nachzipf
cyp
Zipf's law

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