English

high-flying

From high + flying.

A compound of high + flying

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ‘to fly’

Old English flēogan ‘to fly’

Middle English fleynge

Today it means

adj Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.

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

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