Where does “deep” come from?

deep (Central Franconian) comes 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.

deep (Central Franconian): deep

Definitions

  1. deep

Ancestry of “deep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
2Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-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- →