English
hochwohlgeboren
Hochwohlgeboren comes from German hochwohlgeboren.
- Germanc. 1650–presenthochwohlgeboren
- Englishearliest quotation 1942same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presenthochwohlgeboren
- Englishearliest quotation 1942same form
Earliest quotation: 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: “But here we all were, being hochwohlgeboren in the…”
Every English word from German hochwohlgeboren
Today it means
adj High-born; aristocratic, of noble birth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German hochwohlgeboren / hochwohlgeboren