Where does “height” come from?
Height derives from Middle English heighte, Old English hēahþu, Proto-Germanic hauhiþō and hauhaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kew- meaning to swell or bulge.
height (English): The distance from the base of something to the...
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- The distance from the base of something to the...
Ancestry of “height”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | heighte | — |
| 2 | Old English | hēahþu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hauhiþō | height |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauhaz | high |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
Words derived from “height”