Where does “cyp” come from?

cyp (Old Polish) 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,...

cyp (Old Polish): tassel; fringe; hood

Definitions

  1. tassel; fringe; hood

Ancestry of “cyp”, 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppijô →