Kufe

küfe German Pronunciation de De-Kufe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de runner From a dialectal variant, from de gml kāk stake, rod, de gem-pro *kōpǭ the prow of a sleigh, ultimately related to the root of de Kegel. Compare non kafl, non kafli an elongated, round piece of wood, non kefli a roll; scroll, gml kavele cut wood used for lots, dialectal de Kabel loose parts; odds and ends. Noun f runner (of a sleigh) blade (of an ice skate) skid (of an aircraft) Declension f Etymology 2 de vat From de gmh kuofe (also gmh küefe), from de goh kuofa, of de obscure 1 origin. Perhaps from de gmw-pro *kōpā, gmw-pro *kōpu, from de la-lat *cō̆pa, a variant of de la cūpa tub, vat, cask, whence also osx kōpa, gml kôpe vat, tub, barrel. Merged with gmh kūfe, from goh kūfa, from de gmw-pro *kūpu, a parallel borrowing of la cūpa, which otherwise would have yielded modern de *Kaufe. Compare also to nds-de Kuup vat, tub, bucket, dum kûpe (modern nl kuip tub), ang cȳpa basket, modern en kipe and en coop. Noun f de regional vat, tub de Bottich Bütte Kübel Fass Wanne Declension f Further reading de Containers