Where does “Höhenrauch” come from?
Höhenrauch (German) comes from German Rauch, from Saterland Frisian rouch, from Old High German rouh, from Proto-West Germanic rauki, from Proto-Germanic raukiz, from Proto-Indo-European rewǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Höhenrauch (German): a yellowish dry haze, dust haze or dry fog of fine smoke or other particulates resulting from something like the burning of peat bogs (in northern Germany) or grasslands (in Africa), or a volcanic eruption
Definitions
- a yellowish dry haze, dust haze or dry fog of fine smoke or other particulates resulting from something like the burning of peat bogs (in northern Germany) or grasslands (in Africa), or a volcanic eruption
Ancestry of “Höhenrauch”, step by step
Höhenrauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rauch | smoke, fume |
| 2 | Saterland Frisian | rouch | Alternative form of ruuch; rough |
| 3 | Old High German | rouh | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rauki | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raukiz | smoke, vapour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rewǵ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rew- | to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;... |