Where does “*Iærpshøghæ” come from?

*Iærpshøghæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse haugr, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

Ancestry of “*Iærpshøghæ”, step by step

*Iærpshøghæ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse haugr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaugrhowe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;...
2Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Old Norse Jarpr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseJarprbrown
2Proto-Germanic*erpazlight brown, brown
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁erbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haugaz →Every word from Old Norse haugr →