Where does “knietief” come from?
knietief (German) comes from German tief, from Middle High German tief, from Old High German tiuf, 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.
knietief (German): knee-deep
Definitions
- knee-deep
Ancestry of “knietief”, step by step
knietief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tief | deep; low |
| 2 | Middle High German | tief | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tiuf | deep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deup | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | deupa | cradle, deposit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewp- | Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |