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
Ancestry of “deep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | depe | deep; Located at a certain deepness; Boggy,... |
| 2 | Middle French | Diepe | — |
| 3 | Old French | Diepe | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | djúpr | "or"; deep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deupaz | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “deep”