Where does “wo” come from?

wo (Haitian Creole) comes from French haut, from Middle French hault, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

wo (Haitian Creole): high; tall

Definitions

  1. high; tall

Ancestry of “wo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhauthigh; tall; top
2Middle Frenchhaulthigh; high up; high; elevated
3Old Frenchhaulthigh, lofty; high, tall, elevated
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →