Where does “Hüfte” come from?

Hüfte (German) comes from Middle High German huf, from Old High German huf, from Proto-West Germanic hupi, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.

Hüfte (German): hip; hips

Definitions

  1. hip; hips

Ancestry of “Hüfte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhuf—
2Old High Germanhuf—
3Proto-West Germanichupihip
4Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—

Words derived from “Hüfte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →