Meaning
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Etymology
Origin: Old English
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”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 25 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-04GHINOPW
- 2026-06-10HCGIMNO
- 2026-02-23HACGIPR
- 2026-01-27IAGHLNU
- 2026-01-15IDTGEHW
- 2025-10-20HDEGINU
- 2025-07-16HCNGEIW
- 2025-05-27HYGTLIN
- 2025-04-01GCNHEIO
- 2025-01-25ITAMGEH
- 2025-01-05HTLGINA
- 2024-11-28GCFHILN
+13 earlier appearances in the archive.