Where does “deep” come from?

deep (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German diep, from Old Saxon diop, from Proto-West Germanic deup, from Proto-Albanian deupa, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

deep (Plautdietsch): deep profound

Definitions

  1. deep profound

Ancestry of “deep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandiep—
2Old Saxondiopdeep
3Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
4Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →