Where does “høgd” come from?

høgd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

høgd (Norwegian Nynorsk): height, altitude; a hill; floor

Definitions

  1. height, altitude; a hill; floor

Ancestry of “høgd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehæðheight
2Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
3Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →