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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Zipfel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Zipfel
Friedrich Kluge2506078An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, Z — Zipfel1891John Francis Davis

Zipfel, m., ‘tip, point, peak, lappet,’ from MidHG. zipfel (zipf), m., ‘pointed end, peak’; allied to E. and Du. tip. Zapfen is the only primit. cognate word in Teut. (Zopf has no connection with Zipfel).