Where does “hochqualitativ” come from?

hochqualitativ (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.

hochqualitativ (German): high-quality

Definitions

  1. high-quality

Ancestry of “hochqualitativ”, step by step

hochqualitativ 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 qualitativ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanqualitativqualitative
2Frenchqualitatifqualitative
3Latinqualitativus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hauh →