Where does “nipper” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nipper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnippento sip, take a nip
2Dutchnijpento pinch, squeeze
3Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
4Old Dutchnīpen—
5Proto-Germanic*hnīpan—
6Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-—

Words derived from “nipper”

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