Whip

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