Where does “dopenid” come from?

dopenid (Old English) comes from Old English ened, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

dopenid (Old English): moorhen

Definitions

  1. moorhen

Ancestry of “dopenid”, step by step

dopenid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ened

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishenedduck
2Proto-West Germanicanadduck
3Old Irishanaidto stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand
4Proto-Celticanatito pause; to remain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₁tito breathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic anati →