Where does “hippieness” come from?
hippieness (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-.
hippieness (English): Alternative form of hippiness
Definitions
- Alternative form of hippiness
Ancestry of “hippieness”, step by step
hippieness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hippie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hippie | A teenager who imitated the beatniks; One who... |
| 2 | English | hipster | A person who is keenly interested in the latest... |
| 3 | English | hip | The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and... |
| 4 | Middle English | hipe | hip anatomical region of a human or quadruped |
| 5 | Old English | hype | hip |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hupi | hip |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hupiz | hip, haunch, upper part of the thigh |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeu̯bh₂- | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |