Where does “Kinntaaf” come from?

Kinntaaf (East Central German) comes from East Central German Taaf, from Middle High German toufe, from Old High German toufī, from Proto-West Germanic daupīni, from Proto-Germanic daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Kinntaaf (East Central German): child baptism

Definitions

  1. child baptism

Ancestry of “Kinntaaf”, step by step

Kinntaaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Taaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanTaafbaptism
2Middle High Germantoufe—
3Old High Germantoufī—
4Proto-West Germanicdaupīnidipping, immersion; baptism
5Proto-Germanicdaupīniza dipping, immersion
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via East Central German Kinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanKinn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →