Where does “høgd” come from?
høgd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høg, from Norwegian Nynorsk høg, from Middle Norwegian høg, from Old Swedish høgher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic hugiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.
høgd (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of høyde
Definitions
- alternative form of høyde
Ancestry of “høgd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høg | alternative form of høy |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | høg | high, tall; high, stoned; loud |
| 3 | Middle Norwegian | høg | tall |
| 4 | Old Swedish | høgher | high; hill, barrow |
| 5 | Old Norse | hugr | thought |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hugiz | mind, thought, sense, understanding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱek- | to be able, capable |