Where does “chemis” come from?

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

chemis (Yola): chips

Definitions

  1. chips

Ancestry of “chemis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchippechip, shard, fragment
2Old Englishċippchip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,...
3Old Englishċippianto cut; hew
4Proto-Germanickipp-to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “chemis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kipp- →Every word from Old English ċippian →