'high-priced' originates from the combination of 'high' and 'price', where 'high' meant 'great in amount or degree' and 'price' referred to 'the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something'.

'high-priced' evolved from the Middle English word 'pris', which meant 'value or worth', and eventually became the modern English word 'price'.

Initially, it meant 'having a high value or worth', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'expensive'.