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Old English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).
wiktionary
From Middle English *hei-land, *heiȝ-land, from Old English hēahland(“highland”); equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots heland, heyland, hieland(“highland”), Dutch hoogland(“highland”), German Hochland(“highland”), Danish højland(“highland”), Swedish högland(“highland”).
etymonline
highland (n.)
Old English heohlond "mountainous country;" see high (adj.) + land (n.). Highlands "mountainous district of Scotland" first recorded early 15c.
