Where does “underflip” come from?

underflip (English) comes from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underflip (English): A flip trick, the flipping of a skateboard by flicking the underside of the board, while riding on the board

Definitions

  1. A flip trick, the flipping of a skateboard by flicking the underside of the board, while riding on the board

Ancestry of “underflip”, step by step

underflip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via English Flip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlipA Filipino; a person who is of Filipino...
2EnglishfillipThe action of holding the tip of a finger against...
3Middle Englishfilippento make a signal or sound with thumb and right...
4Middle Englishflappento flap, clap, slap, strike

Words derived from “underflip”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →