Where does “haut goût” come from?

haut goût (French) comes from French haut, 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.

Ancestry of “haut goût”, step by step

haut goût traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhauthigh; tall; top
2Middle Frenchhaulthigh; high up; high; elevated
3Old Frenchhaulthigh, lofty; high, tall, elevated
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via French goût

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgoûttaste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
2Middle Frenchgousttaste; flavor
3Old Frenchgousttaste; flavor
4Latingustustaste
5Proto-Italicgustustaste
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “haut goût”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →