Where does “strippet” come from?
strippet (English) comes from English et, from Middle English et, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
strippet (English): A small stream
Definitions
- A small stream
Ancestry of “strippet”, step by step
strippet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English et
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | et | and; simple past tense and past participle of eat |
| 2 | Middle English | et | — |
| 3 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via English strip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strip | A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 3 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |