Where does “whippin” come from?

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

whippin (French): to mix up, to jumble, to confuse

Definitions

  1. to mix up, to jumble, to confuse

Ancestry of “whippin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhippingThe punishment of being whipped; A heavy defeat;...
2EnglishwhipA lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a...
3Middle Englishwhippen—
4Middle Dutchwippento swing, leap, dance, oscillate
Every word from Middle Dutch wippen →Every word from Middle English whippen →Every word from English whip →