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Where does “Kippe” come from?

Kippe (German) comes from German kippen, from German kippe, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

Kippe (German): stub, butt; cigarette; dump

Definitions

  1. stub, butt; cigarette; dump

Ancestry of “Kippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankippento tilt; to dump; to pour; to tip over
2Germankippeinflection of kippen: ## first-person singular...
3Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

Words derived from “Kippe”

  • runterkippen
  • kippen
  • Kippe
  • umkippen
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