Where does “midheight” come from?

midheight (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.

midheight (English): Of medium height; neither high nor low

Definitions

  1. Of medium height; neither high nor low

Ancestry of “midheight”, 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
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