## Meanings
1. A small piece broken off from a larger solid object.
2. A tiny electronic part inside computers and other devices; a microchip.
3. A small mark or hole on a surface where a piece has broken off.
4. To break a small piece off something.
5. A small round counter used instead of money in gambling games.

## Examples
- The floor was covered with chips of marble.
- The new phone runs on a faster chip.
- This cup has a chip in it.
- She chipped her tooth after a nasty fall.
- He pushed three chips into the middle of the table.

## Derived Forms
- anti-chip
- antichip
- biochip
- blue-chip
- chip-shop
- chip-shot
- chipaggedon
- chipboard
- chipcard
- chiphead
- chipless
- chiplet

## Related Forms
- fries
- woodchip

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chip
- Root: ċipp
- Root: *ċippian
- Root: *kippōn
- Root: *kippōną
- Root: *ǵeyb-
- Root: chippen

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kippōną Proto-West Germanic *kippōn Old English *ċippiander. Old English ċipp Middle English chippe English chip Noun from Middle English chip, chippe, from Old English ċipp (“chip; small piece of wood, shaving”), from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) – attested in Old English forċippian (“to cut off”) –, from Proto-West Germanic *kippōn (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), from Proto-Germanic *kippōną (“to chip, chop”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”). Related to Dutch kip, keep (“notch; nick; score”), Dutch kippen (“to hatc…

## AI Etymology
chip is a verb and noun. Noun from Middle English chip, chippe, from Old English ċipp (“chip; small piece of wood, shaving”), from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) – attested in Old English forċippian (“to cut off”) –, from Proto-West Germanic *kippōn (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), from Proto-Germanic *kippōną (“to chip, chop”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”). Historical forms in the chain include chip (Middle English), ċipp (Old English), *ċippian (Old English), *kippōn (Proto-West Germanic), *kippōną (Proto-Germanic), *ǵeyb- (Proto-Indo-European), and chippen (Middle English). Current senses include a small piece broken off from a larger solid object, a tiny electronic part inside computers and other devices; a microchip, and a small mark or hole on a surface where a piece has broken off. Derived forms include anti-chip, antichip, biochip, blue-chip, and chip-shop. Related words include fries and woodchip.

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