Where does “dopen” come from?

dopen (Dutch) comes 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.

dopen (Dutch): to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to...

Definitions

  1. to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to...

Ancestry of “dopen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdôpen
2Old Dutchdōpento dip, to immerse
3Frankishdaupijanto dip, to immerse
4Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

Words derived from “dopen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb-