Where does “sippuband” come from?
sippuband (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sippa, from Danish sjippe, from English skip, from English skep, from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi — on, onto.
sippuband (Icelandic): skipping rope, jump rope
Definitions
- skipping rope, jump rope
Ancestry of “sippuband”, step by step
sippuband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sippa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sippa | to skip, to jump rope |
| 2 | Danish | sjippe | — |
| 3 | English | skip | To move by hopping on alternate feet; To leap... |
| 4 | English | skep | A basket; A beehive made of straw or wicker |
| 5 | Dutch | scheppen | to create |
| 6 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 8 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |