Where does “kibya” come from?

kibya (Cornish) comes from Middle English kippen, from Old Norse kippa, from Proto-Germanic kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kibya (Cornish): to snatch

Definitions

  1. to snatch

Ancestry of “kibya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkippento take hold of, snatch
2Old Norsekippabasket; to pull; snatch
3Proto-Germanickippǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “kibya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippǭ →Every word from Old Norse kippa →