on high
English
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Definitions
- (literally) Up in, or to, the sky; above.
- (literary) In Heaven.
- (humorous) In authority, power, or influence.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English on hiȝe inherited from Old English on hēagum (on high) affix from English on (suffix for ketones, preposition) + English high.
Origin
English
high
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Highveld English
- ahigh English
- height English
- heighth English
- hereon English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrow English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highfather English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highland English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highly English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- highstand English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwire English
- highwrought English
- knee-high English
- nonhigh English
- on English
- on-site English
- onballer English
- onfield English
- onglaze English
- ongoer English
- ongoing English
- onlap English
- online English
- onlooker English
- onpass English
- onscreen English
- onsell English
- onsetter English
- onshore English
- onside English
- onsides English
- onsight English
- onstage English
- onto English
- onward English
- onwards English
- pull up on English
- push up on English
- run up on English
- semihigh English
- sky-high English
- superhigh English
- thereon English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- upon English
- whereon English
- hoog Dutch, Flemish
- om Dutch, Flemish
- omhoog Dutch, Flemish
- omhoogvallen Dutch, Flemish
- ハイカラ Japanese
- on hēagum Old English
- high Middle English
- on Middle English
- on hiȝe Middle English
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- hei Sranan Tongo
- on
- onto
- high
- upon
- ahigh
- onlap
- ongoer
- highen
- onward
- onsell
- onside
- onpass
- highly
- hereon
- online
- height
- highth
- highbie
- onsides
- ongoing
- highpad
- highcut
- highday
- highway
- onfield
- highleg
- onshore
- highlow
- highman
- nonhigh
- heighth
- whereon
- thereon
- highish
- onwards
- onsight
- on-site
- onglaze
- onstage
- highlife
- high-key
- semihigh
- highwall
- highball
- highwire
- hightide
- highgate
- onscreen
- Highveld
- highborn
- highbrow
- onballer
- highbred
- highpass
- onsetter
- highland
- highness
- highmost
- high sea
- highbush
- highback
- onlooker
- sky-high
- hightail
- highspot
- high-rise
- high-test
- ultrahigh
- highstand
- superhigh
- high-risk
- high king
- highwater
- knee-high
- highchair
- run up on
- highbishop
- highfather
- highflying
- high-level
- ultra-high
- highbacked
- pull up on
- push up on
- highlining
- highhearted
- highwrought
- hightail it
- high-hearted
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure