Where does “toupet” come from?

toupet (Old French) comes 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 (Old 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 Frenchtoupe—
2Old Frenchtophair on top of one's head, forelock; top, highest...
3Frankishtopptuft; spinning top; summit, top
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “toupet”

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