k̂up-

    k̂up-

    English meaning: shoulder

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schulter”

    Note: (Gmc. with anlaut. s-)

    Material: O.Ind. śupti-, Av. supti- ‘shoulder”; Alb. sup ‘shoulder, back” (without formant -t-); M.L.G. schuft m., E.Fris., Dutch schoft “Vorderschulterblat a Kuh, a Pferdes” (*skuftu-).

    Note: Clearly Alb. Alb. sup ‘shoulder, back” is the oldest form IE cognate while other IE forms are extensions with suffix -ti, -tu.

    References: WP. I 467.