Where does “Huft” come from?

Huft (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-.

Huft (German): hip

Definitions

  1. hip

Ancestry of “Huft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhuf—
2Old High Germanhuf—
3Proto-West Germanichupihip
4Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →