Where does “hökutoppur” come from?

hökutoppur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic toppur, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

hökutoppur (Icelandic): goatee

Definitions

  1. goatee

Ancestry of “hökutoppur”, step by step

hökutoppur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic toppur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictoppurtop; peak, summit; climax
2Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

via Icelandic haka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichakachin; to pick with a pickaxe; to mark with a...
2Old Norsehakachin
3Proto-Germanichakǭhook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Old Norse toppr →