Where does “deep” come from?

deep (Middle English) comes from Middle English depe, from Middle French Diepe, from Old French Diepe, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

deep (Middle English): Alternative form of depe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of depe

Ancestry of “deep”, step by step

deep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English depe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdepedeep; Located at a certain deepness; Boggy,...
2Middle FrenchDiepe—
3Old FrenchDiepe—
4Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
5Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English dēop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēopdeep, profound; awful, mysterious; heinous;...
2Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
3Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic deupaz →