Where does “Höhenunterschied” come from?

Höhenunterschied (German) comes from German Höhe, from Middle High German hœhe, from Old High German hōhī — height.

Höhenunterschied (German): drop

Definitions

  1. drop

Ancestry of “Höhenunterschied”, step by step

Höhenunterschied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Höhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöheheight
2Middle High Germanhœhe—
3Old High Germanhōhīheight

via German Unterschied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterschieddifference
2Middle High Germanunderschiet—
Every word from Old High German hōhī →Every word from Middle High German hœhe →Every word from German Höhe →