Where does “hwypp” come from?

hwypp (Cornish) comes from English whip, from Middle English whippen, from Middle Dutch wippen — to swing, leap, dance, oscillate.

hwypp (Cornish): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “hwypp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhipA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a...
2Middle Englishwhippen—
3Middle Dutchwippento swing, leap, dance, oscillate

Words derived from “hwypp”

Every word from Middle Dutch wippen →
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