Where does “bråddjup” come from?

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

bråddjup (Swedish): precipitous, steep-sided

Definitions

  1. precipitous, steep-sided

Ancestry of “bråddjup”, step by step

bråddjup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish djup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdjupdeep; which has a large depth; profound; deep;...
2Old Swedishdiūperdeep
3Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
4Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish bråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrådsudden, fast, busy, full of hurry
2Old Norsebráðrhasty, sudden; sudden, hasty
3Proto-Germanicbrēþazrushed; in a hurry; quick; nimble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic deupaz
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