top

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • (nautical) nautical top (the upper end of a mast)
  • top (garment worn to cover the torso)

Etymology

Borrowed from English top derived from Middle 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) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dumb- (tail, rod, staff, penis, pole).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dumb-

Gloss

tail, rod, staff, penis, pole

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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