Where does “dýptarleit” come from?
dýptarleit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dýpt, from Old Norse dýpð, from Proto-Germanic diupiþō, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dýptarleit (Icelandic): depth-first search
Ancestry of “dýptarleit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | dýpt | depth |
| 2 | Old Norse | dýpð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | diupiþō | deepness, depth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | deupaz | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |