English
topstone
From top + stone.
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
Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’
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Proto-Germanic *stainaz
Proto-West Germanic *stain
Old English stān
Middle English ston ‘a stone’
English stone
Today it means
noun A stone that is placed on the top, or which forms the top, e.g. of a henge.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “topstone”. 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.
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