Where does “hochmodern” come from?

hochmodern (German) comes from German hōch, from Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic hauh, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

hochmodern (German): ultramodern

Definitions

  1. ultramodern

Ancestry of “hochmodern”, step by step

hochmodern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German modern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmodernto rot, to molder; modern; state-of-the-art
2Frenchmodernemodern
3Latinmodernusmodern
4Latin-rnussuffix forming adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hauh →