Where does “hiphuggers” come from?
hiphuggers (English) 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-.
hiphuggers (English): Jeans which have a tight waistline
Definitions
- Jeans which have a tight waistline
Ancestry of “hiphuggers”, step by step
hiphuggers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hip | The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and... |
| 2 | Middle English | hipe | hip anatomical region of a human or quadruped |
| 3 | Old English | hype | hip |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hupi | hip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hupiz | hip, haunch, upper part of the thigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeu̯bh₂- | — |
via English huggers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | huggers | plural of hugger |