Where does “flippen” come from?

flippen (German) comes from English Flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.

flippen (German): to skip of a flat stone or similar to throw or be thrown so as to bounce or ricochet over a water surface

Definitions

  1. to skip of a flat stone or similar to throw or be thrown so as to bounce or ricochet over a water surface

Ancestry of “flippen”, step by step

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
Every word from Middle English flappen