Where does “tief” come from?

tief (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tiuf, from Proto-West Germanic deup, from Proto-Albanian deupa, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “tief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantiufdeep
2Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
3Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →