Where does “ahuge” come from?

ahuge (Old French) comes from Frankish haug, from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

ahuge (Old French): huge; very large

Definitions

  1. huge; very large

Ancestry of “ahuge”, step by step

ahuge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish haug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhaughill
2Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Old French ahoge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchahoge

Words derived from “ahuge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic haugazEvery word from Frankish haug