Where does “top” come from?

top (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch top, from Old Dutch *topp.

top (Dutch): great, very good; top; apex

Definitions

  1. great, very good; top; apex

Ancestry of “top”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtop—
2Old Dutch*topp—

Words derived from “top”

Every word from Old Dutch *topp →Every word from Middle Dutch top →