Where does “sippa” come from?
sippa (Icelandic) comes from Danish sjippe, from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
sippa (Icelandic): to skip, to jump rope
Definitions
- to skip, to jump rope
Ancestry of “sippa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sjippe | — |
| 2 | English | skip | To move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap... |
| 3 | English | skep | A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker |
| 4 | Dutch | scheppen | to create |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |