Where does “kippen” come from?

kippen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse kippa, from Proto-Germanic kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kippen (Middle English): to take hold of, snatch

Definitions

  1. to take hold of, snatch

Ancestry of “kippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekippabasket; to pull; snatch
2Proto-Germanickippǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “kippen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippǭ →Every word from Old Norse kippa →