Where does “tippity runs” come from?

tippity runs (English) comes from English tip, from Middle English tip, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tippity runs (English): A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of...

Definitions

  1. A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of...

Ancestry of “tippity runs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtipThe extreme end of something, especially when...
2Middle Englishtip—
3Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic tuppijô →
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