Where does “høydeforskjell” come from?

høydeforskjell (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høyde, 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.

høydeforskjell (Norwegian Bokmål): height difference, difference in height

Definitions

  1. height difference, difference in height

Ancestry of “høydeforskjell”, step by step

høydeforskjell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål høyde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøydeheight; high jump
2Danishhøjdeheight; altitude
3Old Danishhøgdh—
4Old Norsehæðheight
5Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
6Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Norwegian Bokmål forskjell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforskjelldifference
2Middle Low Germanvorscheldifference
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →