An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/zupfen
zupfen, verb, ‘to pull, pluck,’ Modern High German only, earlier Modern High German zopfen; denominative from Zopf; hence zupfen means literally ‘to drag by the hair’?.
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zupfen, verb, ‘to pull, pluck,’ Modern High German only, earlier Modern High German zopfen; denominative from Zopf; hence zupfen means literally ‘to drag by the hair’?.