Hip
/hɪp/noun
The side of the body between the waist and the thigh, or a slang word meaning fashionable or aware.
Did you know?The body-part word hip is linked to ancient Proto-Indo-European language, and its same root also survives in words for the upper thigh and leg in related languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*keb-
“hip, thigh”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hʊpō / *hūpō
“hip, haunch”
Old English
English
hype / hipe
“hip, haunch”
Middle English
English
hip
“the side of the body at the top of the leg”
Modern English
English
hip
“the body part; also slang for stylish or in the know”