Where does “Hochschwarzwald” come from?

Hochschwarzwald (German) comes from German Schwarzwald, from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “Hochschwarzwald”, step by step

Hochschwarzwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwarzwald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarzwaldBlack Forest
2Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
3Middle High Germanwalt—
4Old High Germanwaldforest
5Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
6Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

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 wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →