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Where does “glip” come from?

glip (English) comes from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.

glip (English): To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique...

Definitions

  1. To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique...

Ancestry of “glip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskipTo move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap...
2EnglishskepA basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker
3Dutchscheppento create; to scoop , to shovel; to hit and...
4Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
5Middle Dutchendeand; end
6Old Dutchendiend
7Proto-West Germanicandīend
8Proto-Germanicandijazend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →