skimp
English
/skɪmp/
verb
Definitions
- (Scotland) To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *skimpijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skimpijaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- skimper English
- skimpily English
- skimpiness English
- skimpy English
- unskimpy English
- Schimpfname German
- Schimpfwort German
- ausschimpfen German
- beschimpfen German
- schimpfen German
- beschimpen Dutch, Flemish
- schimpen Dutch, Flemish
- schimpscheut Dutch, Flemish
- schimpzucht Dutch, Flemish
- *skimpijaną Proto-Germanic
- schimpen Middle Dutch
- *skimpen Old Dutch