Where does “Feuertaufe” come from?

Feuertaufe (German) comes from German Taufe, from Middle High German toufe, from Old High German toufī, from Proto-West Germanic daupīni, from Proto-Germanic daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Feuertaufe (German): baptism of fire

Definitions

  1. baptism of fire

Ancestry of “Feuertaufe”, step by step

Feuertaufe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Taufe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTaufebaptism
2Middle High Germantoufe—
3Old High Germantoufī—
4Proto-West Germanicdaupīnidipping, immersion; baptism
5Proto-Germanicdaupīniza dipping, immersion
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →