Where does “hooch” come from?

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

hooch (Saterland Frisian): high

Definitions

  1. high

Ancestry of “hooch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhāh—
2Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
3Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hauh →