Where does “flipper” come from?

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

flipper (Swedish): a flipper (in a pinball machine)

Definitions

  1. a flipper (in a pinball machine)

Ancestry of “flipper”, 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

Words derived from “flipper”

Every word from Middle English flappen →Every word from Middle English filippen →Every word from English fillip →