Where does “hautbois” come from?

hautbois (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.

hautbois (French): oboe; oboist

Definitions

  1. oboe; oboist

Ancestry of “hautbois”, step by step

hautbois 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 bois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
2Middle Frenchboyswood
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “hautbois”

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