Where does “nippertje” come from?

nippertje (Dutch) comes from Dutch nipper, 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-.

nippertje (Dutch): the very last moment

Definitions

  1. the very last moment

Ancestry of “nippertje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnipper—
2Dutchnippento sip, take a nip
3Dutchnijpento pinch, squeeze
4Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
5Old Dutchnīpen—
6Proto-Germanic*hnīpan—
7Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
8Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan →