Where does “hauts” come from?

hauts (Norman) comes from Norman haut, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

hauts (Norman): masculine plural of haut

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of haut

Ancestry of “hauts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanhauthigh; school shark
2Old Frenchhaulthigh, lofty; high, tall, elevated
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →