Where does “dyb” come from?

dyb (Danish) comes from Old Swedish diūp, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dyb (Danish): deep; profound; deep, depth

Definitions

  1. deep; profound; deep, depth

Ancestry of “dyb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdiūp—
2Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
3Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dyb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →