khopf

See also: khòpf

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khòpf (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German kopf, from Old High German koph, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“orb; vessel; knoll; crown, skull, head”). Cognate with German Kopf, English cop.

Noun

khopf m

1. (Luserna) head

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien