Where does “hiplength” come from?

hiplength (English) comes from English length, from Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþu, from Proto-Germanic langiþō, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

hiplength (English): Extending approximately to the hips

Definitions

Extending approximately to the hips

Ancestry of “hiplength”, step by step

hiplength traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English length

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	length	The distance measured along the longest dimension...
2	Middle English	lengthe	length
3	Old English	lengþu	length
4	Proto-Germanic	langiþō	longness, length
5	Proto-Germanic	langaz	long
6	Proto-Indo-European	dlongʰos	long

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-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langiþō →