Where does “Hochnebel” come from?

Hochnebel (German) comes from German nebel, from Middle High German nebel, from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Hochnebel (German): radiation fog, high fog

Definitions

  1. radiation fog, high fog

Ancestry of “Hochnebel”, step by step

Hochnebel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nebel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannebelinflection of nebeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germannebelfog
3Romanschnibelcloud
4Spanishnivellevel, tier, height; level, standard; level
5Old Frenchnivel
6Vulgar Latinlibellusa little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,...
7LatinlībellaAn as (the tenth part of a denarius)
8Latinlībra
9Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
10Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugómEvery word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón