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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishdūfedoppaA pelican
2Old Englishdoppadiver
3Low Germandüppento dip
4Old Saxondōpianto dip
5Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
6Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

Words derived from “douedoppe”

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