Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undertip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-tip
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave (somebody) a tip (gratuity) that is too small.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English tip English undertip From under- + tip.

Inflected Forms

undertips (present, singular) undertipping (participle, present) undertipped (participle, past) undertipped (past)

Questions

What does undertip mean?
To leave (somebody) a tip (gratuity) that is too small.
Where does undertip come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English tip English undertip From under- + tip.

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