Where does “dēt” come from?
dēt (Albanian) comes from Albanian dejt, from Proto-Albanian deubeta, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeubos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “dēt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | dejt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | deubeta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeubos | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |