Where does “haug” come from?
haug (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
haug (Norwegian Nynorsk): a heap; a pile
Ancestry of “haug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | haugr | howe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
Words derived from “haug”