Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/diupī

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 *diupį̄ (“depth”). Equivalent to *deup (“deep”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*diupī f

1. depth

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*diupī
Genitive	*diupīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*diupī	—
Accusative	*diupīn	—
Genitive	*diupīn	—
Dative	*diupīn	—
Instrumental	*diupīn	—

Descendants

• Old Dutch: diupi
• Old Saxon: diupi
  • Middle Low German: dēpe
• Old High German: tiufī, tiufe, tiufīn
  • Middle High German: tiufe, tiefe
    • Alemannic German: Tüüfi, Tieffi
    • German: Tiefe (obsolete Teufe)
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Palatine German: Dief, Tief

    • Vilamovian: tif