Meaning
The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tewk- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *tewkós Proto-Germanic *þeuhą Proto-West Germanic *þeuh Old English þēoh Middle English þigh English thigh From Middle English thigh, thegh, thiȝ, theȝhe, þigh, þyȝh, from Old English þēoh, þīoh, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą, from Proto-Indo-European *tewk-. See also West Frisian tsjea, Dutch dij, Middle High German diech, Icelandic þjó; also Irish tóin (“hind, rump”), Lithuanian táukas (“fat”), Russian тук (tuk, “animal fat”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 19 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-12TEGHIWY
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2026-01-15IDTGEHW
- 2025-05-27HYGTLIN
- 2025-01-25ITAMGEH
- 2025-01-05HTLGINA
- 2024-09-08HETIGNW
- 2024-07-25HDEGILT
- 2024-04-14HENIGMT
- 2024-03-14TNAIGBH
- 2024-02-21IFTHGLY
- 2024-01-25ICTHGNW
+7 earlier appearances in the archive.