Where does “chippen” come from?

chippen (Middle English) comes from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Ancestry of “chippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
2Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “chippen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kipp- →Every word from Old English ċippian →