Where does “toupeed” come from?
toupeed (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
toupeed (English): Wearing a toupee
Definitions
- Wearing a toupee
Ancestry of “toupeed”, step by step
toupeed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English toupee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toupee | A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot,... |
| 2 | French | toupet | tuft; toupee; cheek, nerve |
| 3 | Middle French | toupet | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| 4 | Old French | toupet | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| 5 | Old French | toupe | — |
| 6 | Old French | top | hair on top of one's head, forelock; top, highest... |
| 7 | Frankish | topp | tuft; spinning top; summit, top |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |