Where does “skip” come from?

Skip comes from Middle English skippen, derived from Proto-Germanic skupjaną, whose original meaning remains uncertain.

skip (English): To move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap...

Definitions

  1. To move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap...

Ancestry of “skip”, step by step

skip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English skep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskepA basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker
2Dutchscheppento create
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle English skippen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishskippen—
2Proto-Germanicskupjaną—

Words derived from “skip”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →