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Where does “*kipǭ” come from?

*kipǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Ancestry of “*kipǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
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