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Where does “hauhiþō” come from?

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

hauhiþō (Proto-Germanic): height

Definitions

  1. height

Ancestry of “hauhiþō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hauhiþō”

  • height
  • hight
  • heighth
  • midheight
  • heightfield
  • aheight
  • heightwise
  • heightmap
  • heightless
  • heightism
  • heightist
  • overheight
  • isoheight
  • height-fear
  • hoogtevrees
  • hoogte
  • heighte
  • heiȝþe
  • hīehþo
  • hēhþo
  • hēahþu
  • 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰
  • hæð
  • hæð
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