English
high Fowler's
high + Fowler's
Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’
Proto-Germanic *hauhaz
Proto-West Germanic *hauh
Old English hēah ‘high’
Middle English high
English high
Today it means
noun A physical position that a patient is placed in, raising the head by 60-90 degrees.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / high Fowler's