Where does “vipi” come from?

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

vipi (Esperanto): to whip; to lash

Definitions

  1. to whip; to lash

Ancestry of “vipi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhipA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a...
2Middle Englishwhippen—
3Middle Dutchwippento swing, leap, dance, oscillate
Every word from Middle Dutch wippen →Every word from Middle English whippen →Every word from English whip →