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Where does “nip” come from?

nip (Old English) comes from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “nip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
2Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nip”

  • genip
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