Where does “dīepþ” come from?
dīepþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic diupiþō, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dīepþ (Old English): depth
Ancestry of “dīepþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | diupiþō | deepness, depth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | deupaz | deep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “dīepþ”