Where does “whippee” come from?

whippee (English) comes from English whip, from Middle English whippen, from Middle Dutch wippen — to swing, leap, dance, oscillate.

whippee (English): The recipient of a whipping

Definitions

  1. The recipient of a whipping

Ancestry of “whippee”, step by step

whippee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English whip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhipA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a...
2Middle Englishwhippen—
3Middle Dutchwippento swing, leap, dance, oscillate

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle Dutch wippen →Every word from Middle English whippen →Every word from English whip →