Where does “tiefschwarz” come from?

tiefschwarz (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.

tiefschwarz (German): ebony (colour), deep / inky black

Definitions

  1. ebony (colour), deep / inky black

Ancestry of “tiefschwarz”, step by step

tiefschwarz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantiefdeep; low
2Middle High Germantief—
3Old High Germantiufdeep
4Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
5Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →