Where does “whippy” come from?

whippy (English) comes from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

whippy (English): Whiplike; thin and pliant; active, nimble

Definitions

Whiplike; thin and pliant; active, nimble

Ancestry of “whippy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-y	Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2	Middle English	-y	Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3	Old English	-iġ	-y, -ic
4	Proto-West Germanic	-g	Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5	Proto-Germanic	-gaz	-y
6	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Words derived from “whippy”

whippiness
whippily

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →