Where does “trip” come from?

trip (Dutch) comes from English trip, from Middle English trippen, from Old French triper, from German Tripper — gonorrhea, clap.

trip (Dutch): a trip, a short excursion, a vacation,...

Definitions

  1. a trip, a short excursion, a vacation,...

Ancestry of “trip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtripa journey; an excursion or jaunt; a stumble or...
2Middle EnglishtrippenTo walk rhythmically or acrobatically, to dance;...
3Old Frenchtriperto hop or dance around, strike with the feet
4GermanTrippergonorrhea, clap
Every word from German Tripper →Every word from Old French triper →Every word from Middle English trippen →