English
highen
Highen comes from Middle English heyghnen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heyghnen
- Englishtodayhighen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500heyghnen
- Englishtodayhighen
Formed from high + -en
Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’
Proto-Germanic *hauhaz
Proto-West Germanic *hauh
Old English hēah ‘high’
Middle English high
English high
Every English word from Middle English heyghnen
Today it means
verb To make high; heighten.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English heyghnen / highen