Where does “dieperik” come from?

dieperik (Dutch) comes from Dutch diep, from Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch diep, 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.

dieperik (Dutch): depth, any deep place, or in particular, drop;...

Definitions

  1. depth, any deep place, or in particular, drop;...

Ancestry of “dieperik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdiepdeep, down low; profound
2Middle Dutchdiep—
3Old Dutchdiepdeep
4Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
5Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-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- →
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