Where does “foreflipper” come from?
foreflipper (English) comes from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai — passed , crossed.
foreflipper (English): The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc
Definitions
- The forelimb of a sea lion, seal, turtle, etc
Ancestry of “foreflipper”, step by step
foreflipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English flipper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flipper | In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat... |
| 2 | English | Flip | A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino... |
| 3 | English | fillip | The action of holding the tip of a finger against... |
| 4 | Middle English | filippen | to make a signal or sound with thumb and right... |
| 5 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |