Where does “Taufe” come from?

Taufe (German) comes 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.

Taufe (German): baptism

Definitions

  1. baptism

Ancestry of “Taufe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Taufe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →