Morpheme
Whip
Type
free base
Denotation
move back and forth quickly, flap violently
Etymology
Middle English whippen, wippen; Middle Dutch wippen and Middle Low German wippen
Evidence
bullwhip, coachwhip, horsewhip, snakewhip, stockwhip, whip, whiplash, whipped, whipper, whipping, whips
Notes
unetymological <wh> probably onomatopoeic