Where does “haughtly” come from?

haughtly (English) comes from English haught, from Middle English haut, from Old French haut, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

haughtly (English): Haughtily

Definitions

  1. Haughtily

Ancestry of “haughtly”, step by step

haughtly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English haught

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaughtHaughty
2Middle Englishhaut—
3Old Frenchhauthigh
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →
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