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.

dūfedoppa (Old English): A pelican

Definitions

  1. A pelican

Ancestry of “dūfedoppa”, step by step

dūfedoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English doppa

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

via Old English dūfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūfanto duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive
2Proto-West Germanic*dūbanto dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbanąto dive, to sink

Words derived from “dūfedoppa”

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