Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/diupiþu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *diupiþō. Equivalent to *deup (“deep”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*diupiþu f

  1. deepness, depth

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *diupiþu
Genitive *diupiþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *diupiþu *diupiþō
Accusative *diupiþā *diupiþā
Genitive *diupiþā *diupiþō
Dative *diupiþē *diupiþōm, *diupiþum
Instrumental *diupiþu *diupiþōm, *diupiþum

Descendants

  • Old English: *dīepþ, *dīepþu
    • Middle English: depthe
      • Scots: deepth
      • English: depth
  • Old Frisian: *diūpithe, *diūpthe, *diāpthe
    • Saterland Frisian: Djüpte, Jüpte, Joopte, Japte
    • West Frisian: djipte
  • Old Saxon: diupitha
    • Middle Low German: dêpede
      • Low German: Deepde, Düüpde, Deepd
  • Old Dutch: diupitha
  • Old High German: *tiufida
    • Middle High German: tiufede, *diufede (Central German, attested as tiefte, tūfede, dūfde)
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