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Where does “nonskipping” come from?

nonskipping (English) comes from English skipping, from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.

nonskipping (English): Not skipping

Definitions

  1. Not skipping

Ancestry of “nonskipping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishskippingpresent participle of skip; The act by which...
2EnglishskipTo move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap...
3EnglishskepA basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker
4Dutchscheppento create; to scoop , to shovel; to hit and...
5Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
6Middle Dutchendeand; end
7Old Dutchendiend
8Proto-West Germanicandīend
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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