Where does “topvorm” come from?

topvorm (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorm, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

topvorm (Dutch): perfect shape

Definitions

  1. perfect shape

Ancestry of “topvorm”, step by step

topvorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvormA form, shape; A format
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch top

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtopgreat, very good; top; apex
2Middle Dutchtop—
3Old Dutch*topp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Dutch -ig →