Where does “nippy” come from?

nippy (English) comes 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-.

nippy (English): fast; speedy; Of the weather, rather cold;...

Definitions

  1. fast; speedy; Of the weather, rather cold;...

Ancestry of “nippy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNIPAbbreviation of non-native invasive plant;...
2EnglishnipperkinA small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint...
3Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
4Old Dutchnīpen—
5Proto-Germanic*hnīpan—
6Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
7Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-—

Words derived from “nippy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan →