Where does “outflap” come from?

outflap (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

outflap (English): To be more flapperish than

Definitions

  1. To be more flapperish than

Ancestry of “outflap”, step by step

outflap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English flap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflapAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or...
2Middle Englishflap—
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