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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”

  • haughty
  • haughtily
  • haughtiness
  • oboe
  • hauteur
  • hautboy
  • oboist
  • hault
  • hautbois
  • haught
  • hauty
  • oboeist
  • hoboy
  • oboelike
  • hautpas
  • hautest
  • hautboyist
  • hautboist
  • haut gout
  • haut
  • haultic
  • oboe
  • oboista
  • oboe
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