Where does “hippiys” come from?
hippiys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hippi, 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.
hippiys (Finnish): hippiedom
Definitions
- hippiedom
Ancestry of “hippiys”, step by step
hippiys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hippi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hippi | hippie |
| 2 | English | hippie | A teenager who imitated the beatniks; One who... |
| 3 | English | hipster | A person who is keenly interested in the latest... |
| 4 | English | hip | The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and... |
| 5 | Middle English | hipe | hip anatomical region of a human or quadruped |
| 6 | Old English | hype | hip |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hupi | hip |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hupiz | hip, haunch, upper part of the thigh |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeu̯bh₂- | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |