Where does “toupe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “toupe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “toupe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Frankish topp →