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Where does “kipe” come from?

kipe (Middle English) comes from Old English cȳpe, from Proto-Germanic *kipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Ancestry of “kipe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcȳpebasket, cask
2Proto-Germanic*kipǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “kipe”

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