Where does “Deepde” come from?

Deepde (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German dēpede, from Old Saxon diupitha, from Proto-Germanic diupiþō, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Deepde (German Low German): depth; abyss; chasm

Definitions

  1. depth; abyss; chasm

Ancestry of “Deepde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandēpede—
2Old Saxondiupitha—
3Proto-Germanicdiupiþōdeepness, depth
4Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic deupaz →