Where does “טיף” come from?

טיף (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German tief, from Old High German tiuf, from Proto-West Germanic deup, from Proto-Albanian deupa, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

טיף (Yiddish): deep; deep, profound

Definitions

  1. deep; deep, profound

Ancestry of “טיף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantief—
2Old High Germantiufdeep
3Proto-West Germanicdeupdeep
4Proto-Albaniandeupacradle, deposit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →