Where does “haut gout” come from?

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

haut gout (English): A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild...

Definitions

  1. A slight taint of decay, particularly in wild...

Ancestry of “haut gout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhaut goût—
2Frenchhauthigh; tall; top
3Middle Frenchhaulthigh; high up; high; elevated
4Old Frenchhaulthigh, lofty; high, tall, elevated
5Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
6Proto-Italicaltos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →