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

  1. to pull, jerk; to take after, to resemble; bunch,...

Ancestry of “kippa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekippabasket; to pull; snatch
2Proto-Germanickippǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippǭ →Every word from Old Norse kippa →