Where does “haut” come from?
haut (French) comes from Middle French hault, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
haut (French): high; tall; top
Definitions
- high; tall; top
Ancestry of “haut”, step by step
haut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French hault
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | hault | high; high up; high; elevated |
| 2 | Old French | hault | high, lofty; high, tall, elevated |
| 3 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via French esse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | esse | The name of the Latin-script letter S |