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· Proto-Germanic
*heupǭ
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*heupǭ
, most common first.
hip
The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
shoop
The fruit of the rose; rosehip.
Heape
A surname.