Where does “kippa” come from?
kippa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kippa, from Proto-Germanic kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
kippa (Icelandic): to pull, jerk; to take after, to resemble; bunch,...
Definitions
- to pull, jerk; to take after, to resemble; bunch,...
Ancestry of “kippa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kippa | basket; to pull; snatch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kippǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |