Pippin
/ˈpɪp.ɪn/noun
A type of apple, especially a variety grown from seed; also a historical name and surname.
Did you know?The apple sense of pippin comes through French from Dutch, while Pippin was also the name of powerful Frankish rulers, making it a word that quietly sits at the crossroads of fruit, family, and history.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
pippin
“A variety of apple, especially one grown from seed.”
Old French
French
pepin
“Apple seed; by extension, a seedling apple.”
Middle Dutch
Dutch
pepin
“Seed, pippin apple.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pippin-
“A seed or pip-like thing; exact reconstruction is uncertain.”
Modern English
English
pippin
“A cultivated apple variety, especially one valued for eating or cooking.”