Where does “hip” come from?

hip (Dutch) comes from English hip, from Middle English hipe, from Old English hype, from Proto-West Germanic hupi, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.

hip (Dutch): genteel; fashionable

Definitions

  1. genteel; fashionable

Ancestry of “hip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhipThe outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and...
2Middle Englishhipehip anatomical region of a human or quadruped
3Old Englishhypehip
4Proto-West Germanichupihip
5Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →