Etymology

rooftopping

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Today it means: A form of urban exploration by accessing a rooftop to acquire skyline photography, often done illegally with the risk of personal injury. Full definition →

English rooftop ← Middle English rof ← Old English hrōf
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*hrōfą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hrōf
  3. Old Englishhrōf
  4. Middle Englishrof
  5. Englishroof
  6. Englishtop
  7. Englishrooftop
  8. English todayrooftopping

From rooftop + -ing.

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