Where does “cukorcsipesz” come from?
cukorcsipesz (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csipesz, from Hungarian csíp, from English Chip, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
cukorcsipesz (Hungarian): sugar tong a U-shaped tool used to serve sugar cubes
Definitions
- sugar tong a U-shaped tool used to serve sugar cubes
Ancestry of “cukorcsipesz”, step by step
cukorcsipesz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csipesz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csipesz | tweezers, tong |
| 2 | Hungarian | csíp | to pinch |
| 3 | English | Chip | A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and Charles |
| 4 | Middle English | chip | fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment |
| 5 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 6 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |