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Where does “hoep” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hoep”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hoep”

  • heup
  • heupprothese
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