Where does “Top” come from?

Top (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian top, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Top (Saterland Frisian): top; summit; peak; tuft

Definitions

  1. top; summit; peak; tuft

Ancestry of “Top”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantopsummit, crest, tuft of hair
2Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Old Frisian top →