Where does “DIP switch” come from?

DIP switch (English) comes from English DIP, from Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-Germanic dupjaną.

DIP switch (English): A miniature switch designed to be attached to a...

Definitions

  1. A miniature switch designed to be attached to a...

Ancestry of “DIP switch”, step by step

DIP switch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English DIP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDIPAcronym of dual in-line package; Acronym of...
2Middle Englishdippen—
3Old Englishdyppanto dip
4Proto-Germanicdupjaną—

via English switch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswitchA device to turn electric current on and off or...
2Middle Dutchswijchtwig
Every word from Proto-Germanic dupjaną →