Where does “chip” come from?
chip (Middle English) comes from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
chip (Middle English): fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
Definitions
- fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment
Ancestry of “chip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 2 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |
Words derived from “chip”