Where does “hyghnesse” come from?

hyghnesse (Middle English) comes from Middle English nesse, from Old English næs, from Proto-Germanic nasją, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s — nose.

hyghnesse (Middle English): highness

Definitions

  1. highness

Ancestry of “hyghnesse”, step by step

hyghnesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English nesse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnesse—
2Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose

via Middle English hygh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhygh—

Words derived from “hyghnesse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic nasją →Every word from Old English næs →