Etymograph

English

toplist

From top + list.

A compound of top + list

Proto-Germanic *tuppaz ‘braid’

Proto-West Germanic *topp ‘top’

Old English topp ‘top’

Middle English top ‘the peak of a mountain or other landform’

English top

Middle English lī̆st ‘band’

English list

Today it means

noun A list of websites on a certain topic or in a certain category, ranked by the number of visitors they receive.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “toplist”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / toplist