Where does “tippen” come from?

tippen (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tippen (Middle Low German): to touch lightly

Definitions

  1. to touch lightly

Ancestry of “tippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
2Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

Words derived from “tippen”

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