Where does “hauh” come from?

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

hauh (Frankish): high

Definitions

  1. high

Ancestry of “hauh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hauh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →