Where does “haug” come from?

haug (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

haug (Frankish): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “haug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “haug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haugaz →
haug — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer