Where does “Topp” come from?

Topp (German) comes from German Low German Topp, from Middle Low German top, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Topp (German): top of a mast

Definitions

  1. top of a mast

Ancestry of “Topp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanTopp—
2Middle Low Germantop—
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Middle Low German top →