Where does “Kipper” come from?
Kipper (German) comes from German kippen, from German kippe, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...
Kipper (German): dumper; kipper
Ancestry of “Kipper”, step by step
Kipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kippen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | kippen | to tilt; to dump; to pour; to tip over |
| 2 | German | kippe | inflection of kippen:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | cippus | stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,... |
via English kipper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | kipper | A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon; A... |
| 2 | English | UKIP | — |
Words derived from “Kipper”