Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “skyppen” come from?

skyppen (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic skupjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.

Ancestry of “skyppen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskupjaną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push

Words derived from “skyppen”

  • skip
  • skipping
  • skippy
  • skippable
  • skippingly
  • skippeth
  • overskip
  • skippest
  • outskip
  • unskippable
  • skipload
  • nonskipping
  • skipathon
  • vice-skip
  • skipworthy
  • frameskip
  • timeskip
  • skipman
  • skipful
  • skipable
  • skippa
  • sjippe
  • sippa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- →