Top

German (Berlin)

/tɔp/

noun
Definitions
  • (clothing) a casual women's shirt, often with very short sleeves; a top

Etymology

Borrowed from English top derived from Old English top (top, summit, crest, tuft of hair, highest part, tassel, a tuft ball at the highest point of anything, ball, tuft, spinning top) derived from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tuppaz

Gloss

braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
👩‍🌾

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