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Where does “toupet” come from?

toupet (Middle French) comes from Old French toupet, from Old French toupe, from Old French top, from Frankish topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

toupet (Middle French): tuft of hair on the top of the head

Definitions

  1. tuft of hair on the top of the head

Ancestry of “toupet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtoupettuft of hair on the top of the head
2Old Frenchtoupe—
3Old Frenchtophair on top of one's head, forelock; top, highest...
4Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
5Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “toupet”

  • toupee
  • toupet
  • toupeed
  • toupet
  • toupet
  • Toupet
  • toupet
  • tupé
  • tupé
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