Where does “dop” come from?

dop (English) comes from Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp.

dop (English): A diving bird; To fail or to plug; To dip or duck

Definitions

  1. A diving bird; To fail or to plug; To dip or duck

Ancestry of “dop”, step by step

dop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdopA shell; A hemispherical container such as a...
2Middle Dutchdoppe—
3Old Dutch*dopp—

via Middle English doppen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdoppen—
2Old Englishdoppianto dip, dive, plunge

Words derived from “dop”

Every word from Old Dutch *dopp →