Where does “nippily” come from?
nippily (English) comes from English nippy, from English NIP, from English nipperkin, from Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch nīpen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan, from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-.
nippily (English): In a nippy way; quickly
Ancestry of “nippily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nippy | fast; speedy; Of the weather, rather cold;... |
| 2 | English | NIP | Abbreviation of non-native invasive plant;... |
| 3 | English | nipperkin | A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | nipen | to pinch, to squeeze |
| 5 | Old Dutch | nīpen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hnīpan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hnīpaną | to pinch, to squeeze |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kneybʰ- | — |