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Where does “sippeth” come from?

sippeth (English) comes from English sip, from Middle English sippen, from Old English sipian, from Proto-Germanic sipōną, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sippeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “sippeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsipA small mouthful of drink; To drink slowly, small...
2Middle Englishsippento sip, to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a...
3Old Englishsipianto seep
4Proto-Germanicsipōnąto drop, fall, drip, trickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
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