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

glip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English skip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskipTo move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap...
2EnglishskepA basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker
3Dutchscheppento create
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

via English glide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglideTo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly; To fly...
2Middle Englishglidento glide
3Old Englishglīdanto glide
4Proto-West Germanicglīdanto glide, to slide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-