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Where does “dēopnes” come from?

dēopnes (Old English) comes from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

dēopnes (Old English): deepness; depth; an abyss

Definitions

  1. deepness; depth; an abyss

Ancestry of “dēopnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
2Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
3Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “dēopnes”

  • deepness
  • depnesse
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