Where does “topp” come from?

topp (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

topp (Frankish): tuft; spinning top; summit, top

Definitions

  1. tuft; spinning top; summit, top

Ancestry of “topp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “topp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-