Where does “heightless” come from?

heightless (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.

heightless (English): Without height; boundless, infinite

Definitions

  1. Without height; boundless, infinite

Ancestry of “heightless”, step by step

heightless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English height

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

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →