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
Ancestry of “hüfthoch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Hüfte | hip; hips |
| 2 | Middle High German | huf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | huf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hupi | hip |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hupiz | hip, haunch, upper part of the thigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeu̯bh₂- | — |