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Where does “hippieism” come from?

hippieism (English) comes from English hippie, from English hipster, 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-.

hippieism (English): The activities, beliefs and traits of hippies

Definitions

  1. The activities, beliefs and traits of hippies

Ancestry of “hippieism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhippieA teenager who imitated the beatniks; One who...
2EnglishhipsterA person who is keenly interested in the latest...
3EnglishhipThe outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and...
4Middle Englishhipe—
5Old Englishhypehip
6Proto-West Germanichupihip
7Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—
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