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Where does “tuppijô” come from?

tuppijô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tuppijô (Proto-Germanic): to be atop

Definitions

  1. to be atop

Ancestry of “tuppijô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
2Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “tuppijô”

  • tip
  • tipping
  • tiptoe
  • fingertip
  • tooltip
  • tiptoeing
  • tipper
  • wingtip
  • tiptop
  • tippee
  • tipster
  • whitetip
  • tipstaff
  • blacktip
  • nanotip
  • supratip
  • silvertip
  • tipcat
  • microtip
  • tipless
  • tippable
  • overtip
  • tipline
  • tipcart
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