Where does “fjeldtop” come from?

fjeldtop (Danish) comes from Danish top, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

fjeldtop (Danish): a mountaintop, mountain peak

Definitions

  1. a mountaintop, mountain peak

Ancestry of “fjeldtop”, step by step

fjeldtop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtopsummit, peak; hairpiece; top
2Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via Danish fjeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjeldfjeld
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Old Norse toppr →