Where does “topf” come from?

topf (German) comes from Middle High German topf, from Old High German topf, from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

topf (German): pot flat-bottomed, open-topped vessel, especially for cooking food

Definitions

  1. pot flat-bottomed, open-topped vessel, especially for cooking food

Ancestry of “topf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantopf—
2Old High Germantopfspinning top
3Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—

Words derived from “topf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duppaz →Every word from Old High German topf →