Where does “hype” come from?

hype (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hupi, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.

hype (Old English): hip

Definitions

  1. hip

Ancestry of “hype”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hype”

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