tiof

Old High German

Alternative forms

• tiuf

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *deup. Cognate with Old Saxon diop, Old English dēop, Old Norse djúpr, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups).

Adjective

tiof

1. deep
   • 9th century, Psalm 130 (KJV translation):

     Fona tiuffem hereta ce dih truhtin

     Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

Descendants

• Middle High German: tiuf, tief
  • Alemannic German: tüüf
  • German: tief
  • Mòcheno: tiaf
  • Yiddish: טיף (tif)