highland

highland · noun¹

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hauhaland
2. Old English · inherited fromhēahland“highland”
3. Middle English · inherited fromhy laund
4. English todayhighland

From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).

Highland · adjective, proper noun²

Proprialization of highland.