Etymograph

English

Haight

Haight comes from Old English hīehþu ‘height’, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz ‘high’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kewk-‘to bend’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kówkosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhaz‘high’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhiþō‘highness, height’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hauhiþu‘height’reconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150hīehþuas hēahþu‘height’
  7. EnglishtodayHaight

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kewk-‘to bend’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kówkosreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhaz‘high’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhiþō‘highness, height’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hauhiþu‘height’reconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150hīehþuas hēahþu‘height’
  7. EnglishtodayHaight

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

huge, highly, haughty, 6 more

through Proto-Germanic *hauhaz ‘high’

high, 5 more

through Old English hīehþu ‘height’

height, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kewk- / Haight

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