Where does “dypgang” come from?
dypgang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dyp, from Danish dyb, from Old Swedish diūp, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dypgang (Norwegian Bokmål): draught
Definitions
- draught
Ancestry of “dypgang”, step by step
dypgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dyp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dyp | deep; fast; profound |
| 2 | Danish | dyb | deep; profound; deep, depth |
| 3 | Old Swedish | diūp | — |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål gang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gang | hall, hallway; passage, corridor; aisle |
| 2 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |