Where does “kippeln” come from?

kippeln (German) comes from German -eln, from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

kippeln (German): to tilt back and forth, to wobble

Definitions

  1. to tilt back and forth, to wobble

Ancestry of “kippeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-elnVerb suffix: Build verbs from nouns, adjectives...
2Middle High German-elnfrequentative suffix
3Old High German-alōn—
4Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -lōną →