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IIRC, the "e" was often added when the umlaut (ö) was not available, such as on American typewriters. Over time the "e" was dropped as well, probably because no one knew how to pronounce it anyway.ninemm wrote: Originally it was Toepperwein with and extra "e". But at times they "Americanized" it to Topperwein. Yep, that'll do it.