Where does “flap” come from?

flap (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch flabbe — a blow; slap on the face; fly-flap; flap; a slap...

flap (Dutch): flap; banknote

Definitions

  1. flap; banknote

Ancestry of “flap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchflabbea blow; slap on the face; fly-flap; flap; a slap...

Words derived from “flap”

Every word from Middle Dutch flabbe →