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Where does “dopen” come from?

dopen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dōpen, from Frankish daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

Ancestry of “dopen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdōpen—
2Frankishdaupijanto dip, to immerse
3Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip , to immerse
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

Words derived from “dopen”

  • doping
  • dope
  • dopey
  • antidoping
  • doper
  • codoping
  • dedoping
  • dopehead
  • dopester
  • overdoping
  • photodoping
  • dopable
  • dopeness
  • tridoping
  • dopability
  • dopesauce
  • photodope
  • underdope
  • scope dope
  • monodoping
  • dope fiend
  • antidopaje
  • dopaje
  • doping
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