Where does “Daf” come from?

Daf (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German doufī, from Proto-West Germanic daupīni, from Proto-Germanic daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Daf (Luxembourgish): baptism

Definitions

  1. baptism

Ancestry of “Daf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandoufī—
2Proto-West Germanicdaupīnidipping, immersion; baptism
3Proto-Germanicdaupīniza dipping, immersion
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →