Where does “haut” come from?

haut (English) comes from German haut, from Middle High German hūt, from Old High German hūt, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

haut (English): Haughty; Having high standards or quality

Definitions

  1. Haughty; Having high standards or quality

Ancestry of “haut”, step by step

haut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhautinflection of hauen: ## second-person plural...
2Middle High Germanhūt—
3Old High Germanhūthide
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Middle English haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhaut—
2Old Frenchhauthigh
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūdi →