Deeps
/diːps/noun
Deep waters, especially the sea or the ocean depths.
Did you know?In older English, “the deeps” often referred to the primeval sea or abyss, and that image helped make “deep” a powerful word for hidden, unfathomable things.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheub-
“to be deep, hollow, or bottomless”
Old English
OE
dēop
“deep, profound, lofty in degree, or far below the surface”
Old English
OE
dēopas
“the deep places; deep waters, the sea”
Middle English
ME
depe
“deep waters; the depths”
Modern English
English
deeps
“the deep parts of the sea or other large body of water”