Where does “høyde” come from?

høyde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

høyde (Norwegian Bokmål): height; high jump

Definitions

  1. height; high jump

Ancestry of “høyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
2Old Danishhøgdh—
3Old Norsehæðheight
4Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “høyde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →