Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "high" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesheah(Anglo-Saxon) hoh(Old High German) hár(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsHayter, Hightower(English) Hoch(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 215. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 166.