Where does “top” come from?

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

top (Danish): summit, peak; hairpiece; top

Definitions

  1. summit, peak; hairpiece; top

Ancestry of “top”, step by step

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

Words derived from “top”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Old Norse toppr →