Where does “hüfthoch” come from?

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

hüfthoch (German): waist-high

Definitions

  1. waist-high

Ancestry of “hüfthoch”, step by step

hüfthoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hüfte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHüftehip; hips
2Middle High Germanhuf—
3Old High Germanhuf—
4Proto-West Germanichupihip
5Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch—
2Middle High Germanhōch—
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →