Where does “didapper” come from?
didapper (English) comes from Middle English dydoppar, from Middle English douedoppe, from Old English dūfedoppa, from Old English doppa, from Low German düppen, from Old Saxon dōpian, from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
didapper (English): A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and...
Definitions
- A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and...
Ancestry of “didapper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dydoppar | — |
| 2 | Middle English | douedoppe | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūfedoppa | A pelican |
| 4 | Old English | doppa | diver |
| 5 | Low German | düppen | to dip |
| 6 | Old Saxon | dōpian | to dip |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |