Where does “umtaufen” come from?

umtaufen (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.

umtaufen (German): to rebaptize

Definitions

  1. to rebaptize

Ancestry of “umtaufen”, step by step

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