Where does “djup” come from?

djup (Swedish) comes 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.

djup (Swedish): deep; which has a large depth; profound; deep;...

Definitions

  1. deep; which has a large depth; profound; deep;...

Ancestry of “djup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdiūperdeep
2Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
3Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “djup”

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