Where does “hēahþu” come from?

hēahþu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

Ancestry of “hēahþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
2Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “hēahþu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō