Where does “hoogte” come from?

hoogte (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

hoogte (Dutch): height

Definitions

  1. height

Ancestry of “hoogte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
2Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “hoogte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →