Where does “dip” come from?

dip (Dutch) comes from English DIP, from Middle English dippen, from Old English dyppan, from Proto-Germanic dupjaną.

dip (Dutch): A dip; A minor depression, a short-lived sadness;...

Definitions

  1. A dip; A minor depression, a short-lived sadness;...

Ancestry of “dip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDIPAcronym of dual in-line package; Acronym of...
2Middle Englishdippen
3Old Englishdyppanto dip
4Proto-Germanicdupjaną

Words derived from “dip

Every word from Proto-Germanic dupjaną
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