Where does “deif” come from?

deif (Scots) comes from Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

deif (Scots): Deaf

Definitions

  1. Deaf

Ancestry of “deif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdeefdeaf
2Old Englishdēafdeaf
3Proto-West Germanicdaubstunned; deaf
4Proto-Germanicdaubazstunned; deaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daubaz →