Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/deupaz

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This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *deuppaz < *dʰewbʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-. The devoicing of what came from the root-final *-bʰ- is due to Kluge's law.[1] Cognate to Old Church Slavonic дъбрь (dŭbrĭ, valley), Lithuanian dubùs (deep, hollow), Albanian det (sea), Welsh dwfn (deep).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*deupaz

  1. deep
    Antonym: *hauhaz

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References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “deupa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94