Where does “하이라이트” come from?
하이라이트 (Korean) comes from English highlight, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
하이라이트 (Korean): highlight strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph
Definitions
- highlight strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph
Ancestry of “하이라이트”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | highlight | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or... |
| 2 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 3 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |