Where does “havdyp” come from?
havdyp (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.
havdyp (Norwegian Bokmål): ocean or sea depth
Ancestry of “havdyp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |