Where does “tief” come from?

tief (German) comes 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.

tief (German): deep; low

Definitions

  1. deep; low

Ancestry of “tief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantief—
2Old High Germantiufdeep
3Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
4Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →