Where does “douedoppe” come from?
douedoppe (Middle English) comes from Old English dūfedoppa, 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.
Ancestry of “douedoppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dūfedoppa | — |
| 2 | Old English | doppa | diver |
| 3 | Low German | düppen | to dip |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dōpian | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip , to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |
Words derived from “douedoppe”