High etymology

English

English word high comes from Proto-Indo-European *kū-, and later Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (High.)

Etymology of high

Detailed word origin of high

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kū- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*kūk- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*hauhaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) High.
hēah Old English (ang)
heah Old English (ang) High, tall, great, illustrious.
heih Middle English (enm)
high English (en) (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.. A drug that gives such a high.. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour [...]