Héicht

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German hœhte, hœhede, from Old High German hōhida, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō; equivalent to héich +‎ -t. The Luxembourgish form is either from an early contraction (Middle High German *hœchte) or more probably from the archaic variant Héit by re-adaptation to the underlying adjective. Cognate with Dutch hoogte, English height.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hei̯χt/, [hɜɪ̯ɕt]

Noun

Héicht f (plural Héichten)

  1. height
  2. altitude
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