Where does “uitflappen” come from?
uitflappen (Dutch) comes from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
uitflappen (Dutch): to blurt out without thinking
Definitions
- to blurt out without thinking
Ancestry of “uitflappen”, step by step
uitflappen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uit | out, from the inside to the outside; out, off;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | uut | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūt | outside |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Middle English flappen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |