Etymology

haut

H4A1U1T1

Today it means: Haughty. Full definition →

Middle English haut ← Old French haut
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haut · adjective1

  1. Old French · derived fromhaut
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhaut
  3. English todayhaut

From Middle English haut, hawt, haute, from Old French haut, halt.

Haut · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromHaut
  2. English todayHaut

Borrowed from German Haut.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhaut all →

haught

Old Frenchhaut all →

haughtyhaught

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.