Where does “top” come from?
top (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch top, from Old Dutch *topp.
top (Dutch): great, very good; top; apex
Definitions
- great, very good; top; apex
Ancestry of “top”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | top | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *topp | — |