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
Ancestry of “ahuge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | haug | hill |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
Words derived from “ahuge”