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Where does “dūfedoppa” come from?

dūfedoppa (Old 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.

Ancestry of “dūfedoppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdoppadiver
2Low Germandüppento dip
3Old Saxondōpian—
4Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
5Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip , to immerse
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom
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