Where does “tobel” come from?

tobel (German) comes from Middle High German tobel, from Old High German tobal, 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.

tobel (German): gorge, ravine

Definitions

  1. gorge, ravine

Ancestry of “tobel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantobel—
2Old High Germantobalvalley, forest ravine
3Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
4Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →