Where does “dybgang” come from?

dybgang (Danish) comes from Danish dyb, 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.

dybgang (Danish): draught depth of water needed to float a ship

Definitions

  1. draught depth of water needed to float a ship

Ancestry of “dybgang”, step by step

dybgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dyb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdybdeep; profound; deep, depth
2Old Swedishdiūp
3Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
4Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Danish gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgangThe act of walking, a walk; An intended amount of...
2Old Danishgang
3Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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