Where does “doppe” come from?

doppe (Middle English) comes from Old English doppa, from Low German düppen, from Old Saxon dōpian, from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

doppe (Middle English): Any type of bird that dops or dives

Definitions

  1. Any type of bird that dops or dives

Ancestry of “doppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdoppadiver
2Low Germandüppento dip
3Old Saxondōpianto dip
4Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
5Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
6Proto-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 →