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Where does “ċipp” come from?

ċipp (Old English) comes from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

ċipp (Old English): chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...

Definitions

  1. chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...

Ancestry of “ċipp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
2Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “ċipp”

  • chip
  • chips
  • chipping
  • chiffon
  • microchip
  • chipset
  • kibble
  • chiffonier
  • chipboard
  • biochip
  • chippy
  • woodchip
  • multichip
  • chippie
  • neurochip
  • woodchipping
  • chipmaker
  • nanochip
  • chipcard
  • chipless
  • chippiness
  • genechip
  • chipmaking
  • chiffony
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