Where does “dope” come from?
Dope comes from Dutch doop and dopen, from Middle Dutch dopen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb-.
dope (English): Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,...
Definitions
- Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,...
Ancestry of “dope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 2 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 5 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |