Where does “tiefviolett” come from?

tiefviolett (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.

tiefviolett (German): deep violet / purple

Definitions

  1. deep violet / purple

Ancestry of “tiefviolett”, step by step

tiefviolett 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 violett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanviolettviolet; purple; lilac
2Latinviolaviolet; second-person singular present active...
3LatinvioloI treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →
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