English
keepsies
From keep + -sies.
Formed from keep + -sies
Proto-Indo-European *ǵab-
Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną ‘to look’
Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan
Old English cēpan ‘to seize’
Middle English kepen ‘to keep’
English keep
Today it means
noun The act of keeping something, especially something wagered as part of a game.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / keepsies