Where does “mandshøjde” come from?

mandshøjde (Danish) comes from Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

mandshøjde (Danish): a pseudo-unit equal to the height of a man

Definitions

  1. a pseudo-unit equal to the height of a man

Ancestry of “mandshøjde”, step by step

mandshøjde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish højde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
2Old Danishhøgdh—
3Old Norsehæðheight
4Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →