Where does “topf” come from?

topf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

topf (Old High German): spinning top

Definitions

  1. spinning top

Ancestry of “topf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—

Words derived from “topf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duppaz →