Where does “höjd” come from?

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

höjd (Swedish): raised, increased; a height, an altitude, an...

Definitions

  1. raised, increased; a height, an altitude, an...

Ancestry of “höjd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehæðheight
2Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
3Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

Words derived from “höjd”

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