Etymograph

English

tipsheet

From tip + sheet.

A compound of tip + sheet

Middle English tip

English tip

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- ‘to throw, shoot’

Proto-Germanic *skautijǭ

Old English sċīete ‘a sheet of linen’

Middle English schete ‘linen cloth’

English sheet

Today it means

noun A page or mailing of information and hints

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tipsheet”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / tipsheet