Where does “Chipageddon” come from?

Chipageddon (English) comes from English Chip, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Chipageddon (English): The global semiconductor shortage resulting from decreased production during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns

Definitions

  1. The global semiconductor shortage resulting from decreased production during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns

Ancestry of “Chipageddon”, step by step

Chipageddon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChipA diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles
2Middle Englishchipfragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
3Old Englishċippchip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...
4Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
5Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via English ageddon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishageddon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey-Every word from Proto-Germanic kipp-Every word from Old English ċippian