Where does “toppa” come from?

toppa (Finnish) comes from Swedish topp, from Old Swedish topper, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

toppa (Finnish): loaf

Definitions

  1. loaf

Ancestry of “toppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtopptop, peak; top; head
2Old Swedishtopper—
3Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “toppa”

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