toupee

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tuppaz“summit, crest, tuft of hair”
2. Frankish · derived from*topp“summit, crest, tuft of hair”
3. Old French · derived fromtoupet“small tuft of hair, forelock”
4. Middle French · derived fromtoupet“small tuft of hair, forelock”
5. French · borrowed fromtoupet“small tuft of hair, forelock”
6. English todaytoupee

1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), from Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (“top”) (Dutch top), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.