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Where does “haussement” come from?

haussement (French) comes from French hausser, from Old French haucier, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

haussement (French): shrug; raising of the eyebrows

Definitions

  1. shrug; raising of the eyebrows

Ancestry of “haussement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhausserto raise; to shrug
2Old Frenchhaucierto raise; to lift
3Vulgar Latinaltiare—
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “haussement”

  • rehaussement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →