Where does “Taufbecken” come from?

Taufbecken (German) comes from German taufen, from Old High German toufen, from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

Taufbecken (German): baptismal font

Definitions

  1. baptismal font

Ancestry of “Taufbecken”, step by step

Taufbecken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German taufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantaufento name; to baptize
2Old High Germantoufento dip, to immerse
3Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
4Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

via German becken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeckenbasin, wide bowl
2Middle High Germanbecken—
3Old High Germanbecki—
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug

Words derived from “Taufbecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daupijan →
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