Where does “safar” come from?

safar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish zafar, 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.

safar (Portuguese): to pull out; to steal; to erase

Definitions

  1. to pull out; to steal; to erase

Ancestry of “safar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishzafarTo loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen...
2Italianacciuffareto grab by the hair
3Italianciuffotuft; bunch
4Middle High Germanschopf—
5Old High Germanscuft—
6Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head

Words derived from “safar”

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