Where does “toupet” come from?
toupet (Norman) 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 (Norman): tuft
Ancestry of “toupet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | toupet | tuft of hair on the top of the head |
| 2 | Old French | toupe | — |
| 3 | Old French | top | hair on top of one's head, forelock; top, highest... |
| 4 | Frankish | topp | tuft; spinning top; summit, top |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |