Where does “heiȝþe” come from?

heiȝþe (Middle English) comes from Old English hēahþu, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

Ancestry of “heiȝþe”, step by step

heiȝþe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hēahþu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēahþu—
2Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
3Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Old English hīehþo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhīehþoheight

via Old English hēhþo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēhþo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →