Where does “hiply” come from?

hiply (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-.

hiply (English): In a hip way

Definitions

  1. In a hip way

Ancestry of “hiply”, step by step

hiply traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hip

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-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →