Where does “צאָפּ” come from?
צאָפּ (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zopf, from Old High German zoph, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
צאָפּ (Yiddish): braid of hair
Ancestry of “צאָפּ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zopf | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zoph | tuft |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |