Old French
triper
‘to hop or dance around, strike with the feet’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old French triper.
2 English words in this record descend from Old French triper, most familiar first.
- trip ← trippen
- trippingly ← tryppingly ← trippyng ← trippen
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Etymograph / Old French triper