Where does “tope” come from?

tope (Middle English) comes from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tope (Middle English): Alternative form of top

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of top

Ancestry of “tope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtopThe summit or top of something, especially a...
2Old Englishtopptop, summit (of something)
3Proto-West Germanic*topptop, summit, crest
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic *topp →