Zipf

Noun

1. (Austria, Bavaria, masculine, strong) tip, peak, corner
2. (Austria, masculine, obsolete, strong) bore (boring person)

Name

a habitational surname

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: zipf

Cognate with Dutch: tip

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Tip

Cognate with English: tip

Cognate with Icelandic: typpi

In summary

From Middle High German zipf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz.
Cognate with Dutch tip, Saterland Frisian Tip, English tip, Icelandic typpi. Also compare Zopf and Zapfen.