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Where does “filippen” come from?

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

filippen (Middle English): to make a signal or sound with thumb and right...

Definitions

  1. to make a signal or sound with thumb and right...

Ancestry of “filippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflappento flap, clap, slap, strike

Words derived from “filippen”

  • flip
  • flipping
  • flippant
  • flippancy
  • flippantly
  • fillip
  • flipper
  • flipside
  • backflip
  • flippy
  • flippase
  • kickflip
  • flippered
  • flipperlike
  • flippable
  • flippery
  • heelflip
  • flipness
  • reflip
  • flipperless
  • bitflip
  • flipboard
  • hardflip
  • unflippable
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