Where does “scope dope” come from?
scope dope (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.
scope dope (English): An officer responsible for radar
Definitions
- An officer responsible for radar
Ancestry of “scope dope”, step by step
| 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 |