Where does “kipa” come from?

kipa (Polish) comes from German Kiepe, from Middle Low German kîpe, from Old Saxon *kīpa, from Proto-Germanic *kipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

kipa (Polish): large basket

Definitions

  1. large basket

Ancestry of “kipa”, step by step

kipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kiepe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKiepea large wicker basket, typically to be carried on...
2Middle Low Germankîpe—
3Old Saxon*kīpa—
4Proto-Germanic*kipǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

via Hebrew כיפה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכיפהkippah, yarmulke; dome
2Hebrewכָּפַףto bow, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kipǭ →Every word from Old Saxon *kīpa →