Where does “topp” come from?

topp (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish topper, from Old Norse toppr, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

topp (Swedish): top, peak; top; head

Definitions

  1. top, peak; top; head

Ancestry of “topp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtopper—
2Old Norsetopprtuft of hair, forelock
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “topp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →