Etymology

chipping

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Today it means: A fragment broken off a larger object. Full definition →

Middle English chippyng
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chipping · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

chipping · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromchippyng
  2. English todaychipping

From Middle English chippyng, chippynge, equivalent to chip + -ing.

Chipping · proper noun3

  1. Old English · inherited fromċīeping“market, marketplace”
  2. English todayChipping

From Old English ċīeping (“market, marketplace”). Compare Swedish köping ("market"). Chipping, Cheapside, and cheap all reflect ancestry from Old English ceapian, concerning trading in markets.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishċīeping all →

ChippendalecheapingChippingdale

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