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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/nippen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
nippen
Friedrich Kluge2512470An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — nippen1891John Francis Davis

nippen, vb., ModHG. only, from LG. and Du. nippen, ‘to sip’; in Henneb. and Bav. nepfen, nöpfen, with the HG. pf. Comp. further AS. nipele, E. nipple?.