Where does “wederdopen” come from?
wederdopen (Dutch) comes from Dutch weder, from Middle Dutch weder, from Old Dutch wither, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
Ancestry of “wederdopen”, step by step
wederdopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch weder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weder | Alternative form of weer; Dated form of weer;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | weder | against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wither | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via Dutch dopen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 4 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |