Where does “dyphavsgrop” come from?
dyphavsgrop (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dyphav, 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.
dyphavsgrop (Norwegian Bokmål): an oceanic trench
Definitions
- an oceanic trench
Ancestry of “dyphavsgrop”, step by step
dyphavsgrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dyphav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dyphav | deep sea |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | dyp | deep; fast; profound |
| 3 | Danish | dyb | deep; profound; deep, depth |
| 4 | Old Swedish | diūp | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | djúpr | "or"; deep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | deupaz | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Norwegian Bokmål grop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | grop | a depression, hollow, hole, cavity, pothole |