Where does “doopsgezind” come from?
doopsgezind (Dutch) comes from Dutch doop, from Dutch dopen, from Middle Dutch dôpen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Frankish daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
doopsgezind (Dutch): Mennonite Anabaptist grouping
Definitions
- Mennonite Anabaptist grouping
Ancestry of “doopsgezind”, step by step
doopsgezind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch doop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 2 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 5 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |
via Dutch gezind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gezind | inclined, of a certain disposition |