Where does “zweithöchst” come from?

zweithöchst (German) comes from German höchst, 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.

zweithöchst (German): second highest

Definitions

  1. second highest

Ancestry of “zweithöchst”, step by step

zweithöchst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German höchst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhöchstsuperlative degree of hoch: highest; extremely
2Germanhōch—
3Middle High Germanhōch—
4Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
5Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
6Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via German zwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hauh →