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

Definitions

  1. braid of hair

Ancestry of “צאָפּ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzopf—
2Old High Germanzophtuft
3Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-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-West Germanic *topp →