English
highth
Highth comes from Old English hīehþu ‘highness, height’, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz ‘high’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kewk-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kówkosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhaz‘high’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhiþō‘highness, height’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hauhiþu‘height’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hīehþuas hēahþu‘highness, height’
- Englishearliest quotation 1671highth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kewk-‘to bend’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kówkosreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhaz‘high’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hauhiþō‘highness, height’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hauhiþu‘height’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hīehþuas hēahþu‘highness, height’
- Englishearliest quotation 1671highth
Earliest quotation: 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, […].: “Amidſt thir highth of noon”.
Formed from high + -th
Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’
Proto-Germanic *hauhaz
Proto-West Germanic *hauh
Old English hēah ‘high’
Middle English high
English high
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’
through Proto-Germanic *hauhaz ‘high’
through Old English hīehþu ‘highness, height’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kewk- / highth