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Dutch
Etymology
From van combined with a univerbation of hoger (“higher”, comparative of hoog) + hand (“hand”), a fossilized phrase in the now-obsolete dative case.
Prepositional phrase
van hogerhand
- (idiomatic) From higher up in a hierarchy; from a higher-up; from above.
- Het besluit kwam van hogerhand. ― The decision came from higher up.