Where does “dif” come from?

dif (English) comes from English Deaf, from Middle English def, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dif (English): difference

Definitions

  1. difference

Ancestry of “dif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDeafOf or relating to the culture surrounding deaf...
2Middle EnglishdefDeaf; unable to hear
3Old Englishdēafdeaf
4Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
5Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
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-Germanic daubaz →