Where does “Nottaufe” come from?

Nottaufe (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.

Nottaufe (German): emergency baptism

Definitions

  1. emergency baptism

Ancestry of “Nottaufe”, step by step

Nottaufe 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 nōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannōtneed, imminence
2Middle High Germannōt—
3Old High Germannōtcontrol (by violence), compulsion, coercion, extortion
4Proto-West Germanic*naudiforce, compulsion
5Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →