Where does “*zippe” come from?

*zippe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *zippa, from Proto-West Germanic tibā, from Proto-Germanic tibǭ — bitch.

Ancestry of “*zippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*zippawedge
2Proto-West Germanictibābitch, female dog
3Proto-Germanictibǭbitch

Words derived from “*zippe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tibǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tibā →Every word from Old High German *zippa →