Where does “diep” come from?

diep (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch diep, from Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch diep, from Proto-West Germanic deup, from Proto-Albanian deupa, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

diep (Afrikaans): deep, down low

Definitions

  1. deep, down low

Ancestry of “diep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdiepdeep, down low; profound
2Middle Dutchdiep—
3Old Dutchdiepdeep
4Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
5Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →