Where does “heelflip” come from?
heelflip (English) comes from English heel, from Middle English hele, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō — heel.
heelflip (English): A flip trick where the skateboarder kicks the...
Definitions
- A flip trick where the skateboarder kicks the...
Ancestry of “heelflip”, step by step
heelflip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English heel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | heel | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the... |
| 2 | Middle English | hele | Alternative form of ele |
| 3 | Old English | hēla | heel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hą̄hilō | heel |
via English Flip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Flip | A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino... |
| 2 | English | fillip | The action of holding the tip of a finger against... |
| 3 | Middle English | filippen | to make a signal or sound with thumb and right... |
| 4 | Middle English | flappen | to flap, clap, slap, strike |