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Where does “dʰewbʰ-” come from?

dʰewbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dʰewbʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): deep

Definitions

  1. deep

Ancestry of “dʰewbʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dʰewbʰ-”

  • found
  • deep
  • bottom
  • fundamental
  • depth
  • foundation
  • confusion
  • fund
  • steam
  • profound
  • funding
  • stem
  • Douglas
  • founder
  • fusion
  • founding
  • steamer
  • dumb
  • deaf
  • fundamentally
  • profoundly
  • diffuse
  • dove
  • infusion
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