Where does “ciap” come from?

ciap (Irish) comes from Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

ciap (Irish): harass, annoy

Definitions

  1. harass, annoy

Ancestry of “ciap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkepento keep, guard, look after, watch
2Old Englishcēpanto seize, hold, observe
3Proto-West Germanic*kōpijan—
4Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-—

Words derived from “ciap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan →
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