Where does “hohen” come from?

hohen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hauhijan, from Proto-Germanic hauhijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hohen (Old High German): to elevate, praise

Definitions

  1. to elevate, praise

Ancestry of “hohen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hauhijanto raise
2Proto-Germanichauhijanąto make high; to raise, exalt
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →