Where does “deef” come from?

deef (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German ()diof, from Old High German tiof, 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.

deef (Central Franconian): deep

Definitions

  1. deep

Ancestry of “deef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German()diof—
2Old High GermantiofAlternative form of tiuf; deep
3Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
4Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →