Where does “folkdjup” come from?

folkdjup (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.

folkdjup (Swedish): general public

Definitions

  1. general public

Ancestry of “folkdjup”, step by step

folkdjup 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 folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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