Where does “djupt” come from?
djupt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål djup, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
djupt (Norwegian Bokmål): neuter singular of djup
Ancestry of “djupt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | djup | deep; a place at a great depth; depth |
| 2 | Old Norse | djúpr | "or"; deep |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | deupaz | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |