Where does “tippa” come from?
tippa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tippe, from Norwegian Bokmål tips, from English tip, from Middle English tip, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
tippa (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of tippe: ## simple past ## past...
Definitions
- inflection of tippe: ## simple past ## past...
Ancestry of “tippa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tippe | to tip; to bet, make a bet |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | tips | a tip; imperative of tipse |
| 3 | English | tip | The extreme end of something, especially when... |
| 4 | Middle English | tip | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppijô | to be atop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |