Etymology

ultra-high

Today it means: Very, extremely, or exceedingly high. Full definition →

English high ← Middle English heigh ← Old English hēah
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The story

  1. Englishultra-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kewk-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kówkos
  4. Proto-Germanic*hauhaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*hauh
  6. Old Englishhēah
  7. Middle Englishheigh
  8. Englishhigh
  9. English todayultra-high

From ultra- + high.

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