Where does “*topp” come from?

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

*topp (Proto-West Germanic): top, summit, crest

Definitions

  1. top, summit, crest

Ancestry of “*topp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*topp”

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