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Where does “whippen” come from?

whippen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch wippen — to swing, leap, dance, oscillate.

Ancestry of “whippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwippento swing, leap, dance, oscillate

Words derived from “whippen”

  • whip
  • whipping
  • whiplash
  • horsewhip
  • whipper
  • bullwhip
  • whipt
  • whipcord
  • whiplike
  • whipsaw
  • whippy
  • whipworm
  • whomp
  • stockwhip
  • whipstitch
  • whiptail
  • whipstock
  • whipster
  • cartwhip
  • whipcrack
  • whipstaff
  • dogwhip
  • unwhipt
  • overwhip
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