Where does “heighed” come from?

heighed (Yola) comes from Middle English heien, from Old English hēan, from Proto-Germanic hauniz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

heighed (Yola): highed

Definitions

  1. highed

Ancestry of “heighed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheiento raise, lift up; to climb; to go up, rise
2Old Englishhēanto raise up, exalt; lowly, despised, poor, mean,...
3Proto-Germanichaunizdespised, poor, miserable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hauniz →Every word from Old English hēan →