Etymograph

English

thighing

From thigh + -ing.

Formed from thigh + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *tewk- ‘to become swollen, fat’

Proto-Germanic *þeuhą

Proto-West Germanic *þeuh

Old English þēoh

Middle English thigh

English thigh

Today it means

noun masturbation by rubbing oneself against or between another's thighs; for example, frottage or intercrural sex.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thighing”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / thighing