Where does “tip” come from?

Tip derives from Middle English tip, from Old English typpa, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô and tuppaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dumb-.

tip (English): The extreme end of something, especially when...

Definitions

  1. The extreme end of something, especially when...

Ancestry of “tip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtip—
2Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “tip”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppijô →