Where does “nip” come from?

nip (English) comes from English nipperkin, from Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch nīpen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan, from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-.

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

Definitions

  1. A small quantity of something edible or a potable...

Ancestry of “nip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnipperkinA small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint...
2Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
3Old Dutchnīpen—
4Proto-Germanic*hnīpan—
5Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan →