English

hiplength

hip + length

A compound of hip + length

Proto-Germanic *hupiz ‘hip, haunch’

Proto-West Germanic *hupi ‘hip’

Old English hype ‘hip’

Middle English hipe ‘hip’

English hip

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

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Proto-Germanic *langiþō ‘longness’

Proto-West Germanic *langiþu ‘longness’

Old English lengþ

Middle English lengthe

Today it means

adj Extending approximately to the hips.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hiplength