Where does “nip” come from?

I notice the chain provided contains only English terms repeating in a cycle, with no etymological predecessors or language progression beyond English itself. This makes it impossible to write a meaningful etymology sentence following the stated rules, which require naming every language in the chain in order. Could you provide the actual etymological chain? A proper etymology should trace the word backward through earlier languages (for example: English ← Middle English ← Old English ← Proto-Germanic, etc.).

nip (English): A small quantity of something edible or a potable...