Where does “huge” come from?
huge (Middle English) comes from Old French ahuge, from Frankish haug, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
huge (Middle English): huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,...
Definitions
- huge, large, enormous; great, severe, excessive,...
Ancestry of “huge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ahuge | huge; very large |
| 2 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
Words derived from “huge”