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Where does “djúpr” come from?

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

djúpr (Old Norse): "or"; deep

Definitions

  1. "or"; deep

Ancestry of “djúpr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “djúpr”

  • djup
  • djuphav
  • dyp
  • havdyp
  • djupt
  • djup
  • dybdeskarphet
  • dybde
  • dybdemåler
  • djupt
  • djup
  • dyb
  • dybhav
  • djúpur
  • djúpur
  • diuper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →