Where does “dopping” come from?

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

dopping (English): present participle of dop

Definitions

  1. present participle of dop

Ancestry of “dopping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdopA diving bird; To fail or to plug; To dip or duck
2DutchdopA shell; A hemispherical container such as a...
3Middle Dutchdoppe—
4Old Dutch*dopp—
Every word from Old Dutch *dopp →