Where does “doofpot” come from?
doofpot (Dutch) comes from Dutch doven, from Middle Dutch dôven, from Old Dutch dōven, from Proto-Germanic daubijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
doofpot (Dutch): an old-fashioned metal canister with a tight lid,...
Definitions
- an old-fashioned metal canister with a tight lid,...
Ancestry of “doofpot”, step by step
doofpot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch doven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doven | to extinguish |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dôven | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dōven | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daubijaną | to make insensitive, to numb; to deafen; to dive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |