Where does “flappingly” come from?

flappingly (English) comes from English flapping, from English flap, from Middle English flap.

flappingly (English): With a flapping motion

Definitions

  1. With a flapping motion

Ancestry of “flappingly”, step by step

flappingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flapping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishflappingthat flaps or flap; An instance where one flaps;...
2EnglishflapAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or...
3Middle Englishflap—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English flap →
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