Where does “Déift” come from?
Déift (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German diufede, from Old High German diufitha, from Proto-Germanic diupiþō, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Déift (Luxembourgish): depth
Ancestry of “Déift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | diufede | — |
| 2 | Old High German | diufitha | — |
| 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 |