Where does “toppseil” come from?

toppseil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seil, from Danish sejl, from Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

toppseil (Norwegian Bokmål): a topsail

Definitions

  1. a topsail

Ancestry of “toppseil”, step by step

toppseil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål seil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålseila sail; imperative of seile
2Danishsejlsail; imperative of sejle
3Old Norseseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—

via Norwegian Bokmål topp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltoppthe top; a top; peak, summit
2Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Old Norse segl →