Where does “hogh” come from?

hogh (Middle English) comes from Old English hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hogh (Middle English): promontory, cliff, spur of land

Definitions

  1. promontory, cliff, spur of land

Ancestry of “hogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōhheel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory
2Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hogh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h →