Where does “unhipped” come from?

unhipped (English) comes from English hipped, 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-.

unhipped (English): Not depressed; in good spirits

Definitions

  1. Not depressed; in good spirits

Ancestry of “unhipped”, step by step

unhipped traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hipped

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhippedHaving hips or a feature resembling hips; simple...
2EnglishhipThe outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and...
3Middle Englishhipehip anatomical region of a human or quadruped
4Old Englishhypehip
5Proto-West Germanichupihip
6Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-