English

high-risk

From high + risk.

A compound of high + risk

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Old Italian risco ‘risk’

Middle French risque

English risque

English risk

Today it means

adj Having a great risk.

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

Etymograph / high-risk