English
highbred
From high + bred.
Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’
Proto-Germanic *hauhaz
Proto-West Germanic *hauh
Old English hēah ‘high’
Middle English high
English high
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-dʰ-
Proto-Germanic *bredą ‘board, plank, shelf’
Proto-West Germanic *bred
Old English bred ‘board, plank, tablet, table’
Middle English bred
English bred
Today it means
adj Of high-quality stock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / highbred