Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗noun
A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc). · The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period. · A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs. · A drug that gives such a high.
adv
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryIn or to an elevated position. · In or at a great value. · At a pitch of great frequency.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kówkos Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-West Germanic *hauh Old English hēah Middle English heigh English high From Middle English high, heigh, heih, from Old English hēah (“high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime, illustrious, important, proud, haughty, deep, right”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauh (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to bend; crooked”). Cognates Cognate with Scots heich (“high”), Yola heegh, heigh, heighe, hia, hie (“high”), North Frisian hoog, huuch (“high”), Saterland Frisian hooch, hoog (“high”), West Frisian heech (“high”), Alemannic German hooch (“high”), Central Franconian huh (“high”), Cimbrian hoach, hòach (“high”), Dutch hoog (“high”), German hoch (“high”), German Low German hooch (“high”), Limburgish hoeg (“high”), Luxembourgish héich (“high”), Mòcheno heach (“high”), Vilamovian huch (“high”), Yiddish הויך (hoykh, “high”), Danish høj (“high”), Faroese háur, høgur (“high”), Gutnish haugar (“high”), Icelandic hár (“high”), Norwegian Bokmål høg, høy (“high”), Norwegian Nynorsk høg, håg, hå (“high”), Swedish hög (“high”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃 (hauhs, “high”), Vandalic *oas (“high”), Old French haut (“high”) (from Old High German hoh (“high”)); also with Ancient Greek Καύκᾰσος (Kaúkăsos, “Caucasus”), Latvian koks (“tree”), Lithuanian kúoka (“stick with thick end, pounder, pestle”), Bulgarian ку́ка (kúka, “hook”), Albanian çukë (“peak, summit, top”).
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- Root classification mention*kewk-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionhighenm
- Inherited-form mentionhēahang · high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime, illustrious, important, proud, haughty, deep, right
- Inherited-form mention*hauhgmw-pro · high
- Inherited-form mention*hauhazgem-pro · high
- Derivation mention*kewk-ine-pro · to bend; crooked
- Cognate mentionheichsco · high
- Cognate mentionheeghyol
- Cognate mentionhoogfrr
- Cognate mentionhoochstq
- Cognate mentionheechfy · high
- Cognate mentionhoochgsw · high
- Cognate mentionhuhgmw-cfr · high
- Cognate mentionhoachcim
- Cognate mentionhoognl · high
- Cognate mentionhochde · high
- Cognate mentionhoegli · high
- Cognate mentionhéichlb · high
- Cognate mentionheachmhn · high
- Cognate mentionhuchwym · high
- Cognate mentionהויךyi · high
- Cognate mentionhøjda · high
- Cognate mentionháurfo
- Cognate mentionhaugargmq-gut · high
- Cognate mentionháris · high
- Cognate mentionhøgnb
- Cognate mentionhøgnn
- Cognate mentionhögsv · high
- Cognate mention𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃got · high
- Cognate mention*oasxvn · high
- Cognate mentionhautfro · high
- Cognate mentionhohgoh · high
- Cognate mentionΚαύκᾰσοςgrc · Caucasus
- Cognate mentionkokslv · tree
- Cognate mentionkúokalt · stick with thick end, pounder, pestle
- Cognate mentionку́каbg · hook
- Cognate mentionçukësq · peak, summit, top
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"A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).",
"The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.",
"A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.",
"A drug that gives such a high."
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