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Deep etymology

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English word deep comes from Proto-Germanic *deupaz (Deep.)

Detailed word origin of deep

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*deupaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Deep.
*dʰéwbus Proto-Indo-European (ine) Deep.
*dʰewp- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
dēop Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
dep Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) Deep.
deep English (en) (US, rare) The profound part of a problem.. (cricket) A fielding position near the boundary.. (literary, with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.. (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.. (rare) A deep shade of colour.. (with "the") The sea, the ocean. Deeply. (heading, intellectual, social) Complex, involved.. (heading, of a, physical distance) Extending far away from a [...]