Where does “hup” come from?
hup (English) comes from English hep, 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-.
hup (English): The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence,...
Definitions
- The first beat of a 4/4 military cadence,...
Ancestry of “hup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hep | hepatitis; Abbreviation of high-energy physics; A... |
| 2 | English | hip | The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and... |
| 3 | Middle English | hipe | hip anatomical region of a human or quadruped |
| 4 | Old English | hype | hip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hupi | hip |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hupiz | hip, haunch, upper part of the thigh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeu̯bh₂- | — |