Where does “Héichsprong” come from?

Héichsprong (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish héich, 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.

Héichsprong (Luxembourgish): high jump

Definitions

  1. high jump

Ancestry of “Héichsprong”, step by step

Héichsprong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish héich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhéichhigh; tall
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 Luxembourgish Sprong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSprongjump, leap
2Old High Germansprungjump
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hauh →