English

high-rise

From high + rise.

A compound of high + rise

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Proto-Germanic *rīsaną ‘to rise’

Proto-West Germanic *rīsan ‘to rise’

Old English rīsan ‘to rise’

Middle English risen ‘to rise’

English rise

Today it means

noun A tall building, one consisting of many storeys.

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

Etymograph / high-rise