Where does “dö̂pen” come from?

dö̂pen (Middle Low German) comes 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 “dö̂pen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondōpianto dip
2Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
3Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

Words derived from “dö̂pen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic daupijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daupijan