Where does “hæð” come from?

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

hæð (Old Norse): height

Definitions

  1. height

Ancestry of “hæð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hæð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō →