Schopf m (genitive Schopfs or Schopfes, plural Schöpfe)
From Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
Akin to Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄 (skuft, “hair of the head”), compare English sheaf, scruff, Old Norse skopt (“hair of the head”), skauf (“fox's tail”), North Frisian skuft (“back of the neck of a horse”), Dutch schoft (“withers (of a horse)”).