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Where does “(s)kub-” come from?

(s)kub- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

(s)kub- (Proto-Indo-European): shoulder, thigh

Definitions

  1. shoulder, thigh

Ancestry of “(s)kub-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Words derived from “(s)kub-”

  • hip
  • hippie
  • hipped
  • hep
  • hipster
  • hipness
  • rosehip
  • unhip
  • hipline
  • hippiedom
  • hipless
  • hipshot
  • hepcat
  • ultrahip
  • hipsterism
  • hiply
  • hippieness
  • unhipness
  • neohippie
  • superhip
  • hiphugger
  • hiphuggers
  • hippielike
  • nonhip
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