Where does “taufen” come from?

taufen (German) comes 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.

taufen (German): to name; to baptize

Definitions

  1. to name; to baptize

Ancestry of “taufen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “taufen”

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