Sip
/sɪp/noun
To drink in small mouthfuls or a small mouthful of a drink.
Did you know?The word is old Germanic, and its earliest relatives point to the physical act of drawing liquid in with the lips—language built from the body, not the cauldron.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seip-
“to sip, drip, or pour out slowly”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sipōną
“to sip or drink in small amounts”
Old English
English
sipian
“to sip or drink in small mouthfuls”
Middle English
English
sippen
“to sip, taste, or drink little by little”
Modern English
English
sip
“to drink in small mouthfuls”