Where does “midthigh” come from?

midthigh (English) comes from English thigh, from Middle English þigh, from Old English þēoh, from Proto-Germanic þeuhą, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...

midthigh (English): The middle of the thigh

Definitions

  1. The middle of the thigh

Ancestry of “midthigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthighThe upper leg of a human, between the hip and the...
2Middle Englishþighthigh
3Old Englishþēohthigh
4Proto-Germanicþeuhąthigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewk-germ, seed, sprout, offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeantew-to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...
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