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Where does “highering” come from?

highering (English) comes from English higher, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.

highering (English): present participle of higher; Rising higher;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of higher; Rising higher;...

Ancestry of “highering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhighercomparative form of high: more high; A national...
2EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
3Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
4Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
5Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
6Proto-West Germanichaimhome
7Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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