English

hipline

From hip + line.

A compound of hip + line

Proto-Germanic *hupiz ‘hip, haunch’

Proto-West Germanic *hupi ‘hip’

Old English hype ‘hip’

Middle English hipe ‘hip’

English hip

Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’

Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’

Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’

Old English līne ‘line’

Middle English line ‘rope’

English line

Today it means

noun The line of a garment around the hips.

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