English

retop

From re- + top.

Formed from re- + top

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

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

Today it means

verb To top again or anew; to provide with a new top section.

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