English

highcut

From high + cut.

A compound of high + cut

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Proto-Germanic *kutjaną ‘to cut’

Old Norse *kytja

Middle English cutten

English cut

Today it means

adj Of clothing: having a high cut.

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