Where does “toppe” come from?

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

toppe (Middle English): Alternative form of top

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of top

Ancestry of “toppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtoptop, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; ...
2Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
3Proto-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 Old English top →