Where does “dope fiend” come from?
dope fiend (English) comes from English dope, from Dutch doop, from Dutch dopen, from Middle Dutch dôpen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Frankish daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
dope fiend (English): A person who abuses drugs
Definitions
- A person who abuses drugs
Ancestry of “dope fiend”, step by step
dope fiend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dope | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,... |
| 2 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 3 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |
via English fiend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fiend | A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical... |
| 2 | Middle English | fēnd | An enemy, foe or fiend |
| 3 | Old English | fēond | enemy; adversary, foe, enemy, fiend, devil,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fijand | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fijandz | enemy, fiend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fijāną | to hate; to dislike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |