Where does “heighte” come from?
heighte (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 “heighte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hēahþu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hauhiþō | height |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hauhaz | high |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
Words derived from “heighte”