Where does “nippen” come from?

nippen (Dutch) comes from Dutch nijpen, from Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch nīpen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan, from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-.

nippen (Dutch): to sip, take a nip

Definitions

  1. to sip, take a nip

Ancestry of “nippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnijpento pinch, squeeze
2Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
3Old Dutchnīpen—
4Proto-Germanic*hnīpan—
5Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-—

Words derived from “nippen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan →