English

high-level

From high + level.

A compound of high + level

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Latin lībra ‘a balance, a level’

Latin libella ‘a balance, a level’

Old French livel

Middle English level

English level

Today it means

adj Taking place or existing at a high level, altitude or elevation.

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

Etymograph / high-level