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Where does “diop” come from?

diop (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “diop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “diop”

  • diep
  • diepspoeler
  • diepvries
  • diepgaand
  • dieplader
  • diepvriezen
  • diepvriezer
  • dieperik
  • ondiep
  • diepzinnig
  • diep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →