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Where does “diufede” come from?

diufede (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “diufede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiufitha—
2Proto-Germanicdiupiþōdeepness, depth
3Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “diufede”

  • Déift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →