Where does “dydoppar” come from?
dydoppar (Middle English) comes from Middle English douedoppe, 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 “dydoppar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | douedoppe | — |
| 2 | Old English | dūfedoppa | A pelican |
| 3 | Old English | doppa | diver |
| 4 | Low German | düppen | to dip |
| 5 | Old Saxon | dōpian | to dip |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |