Where does “höger” come from?

höger (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hǿgri, from Proto-Germanic hōgiz — skilled.

höger (Swedish): right; this direction: →; have similar opinions...

Definitions

  1. right; this direction: →; have similar opinions...

Ancestry of “höger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehǿgri—
2Proto-Germanichōgizskilled

Words derived from “höger”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hōgiz →Every word from Old Norse hǿgri →