Where does “diūp” come from?

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

Ancestry of “diūp”, step by step

diūp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse djúpr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
2Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old High German diob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandiob—
2Proto-West Germanicþeubthief
3Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “diūp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic deupaz →