Where does “tieftraurig” come from?

tieftraurig (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.

tieftraurig (German): very sad

Definitions

  1. very sad

Ancestry of “tieftraurig”, step by step

tieftraurig 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 traurig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantraurigsad; sadly
2Middle High Germantrūrec—
3Old High Germantrūreg—
4Proto-Germanicdreuzagazbloody; gory; sad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreus-to break, break off, crumble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →