kauge
Estonian
adj
Definitions
- faraway, remote, distant
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (high) inherited from *kawka derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (bend, vault, arch, curve, elevation, hill).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kewk-
Gloss
bend, vault, arch, curve, elevation, hill
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
丘, 岡, 阜
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kauas Finnish
- kauko- Finnish
- altus Latin
- Hügel German
- *kewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *kowkos Proto-Indo-European
- *kowkós Proto-Indo-European
- *haugaz Proto-Germanic
- *hauhaz Proto-Germanic
- hēah Old English
- hēahweġ Old English
- -nesse Middle English
- hádegi Old Norse
- hár Old Norse
- hásæti Old Norse
- hátíð Old Norse
- hávaðamaðr Old Norse
- hávaðamikill Old Norse
- hávaðasamr Old Norse
- *kučьma Proto-Slavic
- hōh Old High German
- 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *hauh gmw-pro
- kaugus Estonian
- hōh Old Dutch
- *kauka Proto-Finnic
- hōh Old Saxon
- hāch Old Frisian
- hāh Old Frisian
- *kuok- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *kawka fiu-pro
- høg Middle Norwegian