Old English

Noun

ċipp m ‎(nominative plural ċippas)

1. A small piece of wood; a shaving; chip

Descendants

• Middle English: chippe, chip
  • Scots: chip
  • English: chip

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kippaz, *kipaz ‎(“log; beam”), from Latin cippus ‎(“post; stake”).

Akin to Old Saxon kip ‎(“post”), Old High German kipfa ‎(“axle; stave”), Old Norse keppr ‎(“cudgel; club”).

Alternative forms

• ċypp, ċip

Noun

ċipp m

1. log, beam; trunk
2. plough-share, colter
3. weaver’s beam

Declension