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

Definitions

  1. depth

Ancestry of “Déift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandiufede—
2Old High Germandiufitha—
3Proto-Germanicdiupiþōdeepness, depth
4Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic deupaz →