Where does “kipskin” come from?

kipskin (English) comes from English kip, from Middle English kipp, from Middle Dutch kip, from Middle Low German kip.

kipskin (English): Leather prepared from the skin of young or small...

Definitions

  1. Leather prepared from the skin of young or small...

Ancestry of “kipskin”, step by step

kipskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkipThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such...
2Middle Englishkipp—
3Middle Dutchkip—
4Middle Low Germankip—

via English Skin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSkinThe outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
2Middle EnglishskynThe skin; A layer or cover located in the inside...
Every word from Middle Low German kip →Every word from Middle Dutch kip →Every word from Middle English kipp →