To jump lightly over something, or to miss or leave something out deliberately; can also mean a skip (like a trash bin) or a ship captain.
From Old Norse 'skopa' meaning to jump; the word entered Middle English and developed multiple meanings—jumping, omitting, and eventually a ship's leader from 'skipper'.
The word 'skip' shows how one root word branched into totally different meanings—you can skip rope, skip a meal, or be the skip (captain) of a curling team, and they all might trace back to that Old Norse jumping motion!
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