Where does “Héicht” come from?

Héicht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German hœhede, from Old High German hōhida, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

Héicht (Luxembourgish): height; altitude

Definitions

  1. height; altitude

Ancestry of “Héicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhœhede—
2Old High Germanhōhida—
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “Héicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →