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Where does “hauh” come from?

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

hauh (Proto-West Germanic): high

Definitions

  1. high

Ancestry of “hauh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hauh”

  • here
  • high
  • higher
  • hair
  • highest
  • hers
  • hire
  • heir
  • hare
  • ho
  • hay
  • highlight
  • highlighted
  • hi
  • hereby
  • herein
  • Hayes
  • hairy
  • Hare
  • hey
  • whore
  • heiress
  • hereinafter
  • highness
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