Zopf

German (Berlin)

/t͡sɔpf/

noun
Definitions
  • plait; pigtail; ponytail any long bundle of hair, braided or not
  • (baking) A plait-shaped bread made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zopf inherited from Old High German zoph (lock) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dumb- (tail, rod, staff, penis, pole).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dumb-

Gloss

tail, rod, staff, penis, pole

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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