Where does “houg” come from?

houg (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic haugaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

houg (Old High German): mound

Definitions

  1. mound

Ancestry of “houg”, step by step

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