Etymology

chipmaker

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Today it means: A company that manufactures integrated circuit microchips. Full definition →

English maker ← Middle English maker ← Old English macian
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  1. Proto-Germanic*kippōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kippōn
  3. Old English*ċippian
  4. Old Englishċipp
  5. Middle Englishchippe
  6. Englishchip
  7. Proto-Germanic*makaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*mak
  9. Proto-West Germanic*makōn?
  10. Old Englishmacian
  11. Middle Englishmaken
  12. Middle Englishmaker
  13. Englishmaker
  14. English todaychipmaker

From chip + maker.

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