I have been trying to find the language haught comes from but cant find it so if you know please email me.Thnx

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I have been trying to find the language haught comes from but cant find it so if you know please email me.Thnx

2007-03-20 14:48:45 · 2 answers · asked by BrittBritt 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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Haught(which is now considered obsolete) is a spelling variable of the also obsolete word haute from Middle English used around the 1520s/30s. It was taken from the Old French version (1430) haut, or halt, meaning "high". You may wish to check it out on this site: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/haughty

This site says it is of Shakespearian usage and is obsolete: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/haught

2007-03-28 13:35:16 · answer #1 · answered by aggylynn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

As the word "haughty comes from the French "haut", meaning "high", I assume that "haught" comes from the same word. The original Latin was "altus".

2007-03-20 21:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋