Where does “heightism” come from?

heightism (English) comes from English height, from Middle English heighte, from Old English hēahþu, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

heightism (English): A prejudiced attitude about human height that...

Definitions

  1. A prejudiced attitude about human height that...

Ancestry of “heightism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheightThe distance from the base of something to the...
2Middle Englishheighte
3Old Englishhēahþu
4Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-
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