Where does “Zipp” come from?

Zipp (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German *zippe, from Old High German *zippa, from Proto-West Germanic tibā, from Proto-Germanic tibǭ — bitch.

Zipp (Hunsrik): she-dog

Definitions

  1. she-dog

Ancestry of “Zipp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German*zippe—
2Old High German*zippawedge
3Proto-West Germanictibābitch, female dog
4Proto-Germanictibǭbitch
Every word from Proto-Germanic tibǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tibā →Every word from Old High German *zippa →