An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kippe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2530960An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — KippeJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Kippe, feminine, ‘brink, edge,’ from Middle German and Low German; the proper High German form is Kipfe, meaning ‘point’ in Luther; earlier references are wanting. The nominal verb kippen means ‘to cut of the point’; in the sense of ‘to strike,’ allied to Old Icelandic kippa, ‘to strike,’ Anglo-Saxon cippian, with which Modern High German kappen is also connected.