Where does “kjapp” come from?

kjapp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kippe, from Old Norse kippa, from Proto-Germanic kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kjapp (Norwegian Bokmål): fast, quick

Definitions

  1. fast, quick

Ancestry of “kjapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkippe—
2Old Norsekippabasket; to pull; snatch
3Proto-Germanickippǭ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippǭ →Every word from Old Norse kippa →