Where does “heup” come from?

heup (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hupi, from Proto-West Germanic hupi, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.

Ancestry of “heup”, step by step

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

Words derived from “heup”

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