Where does “toufen” come from?

toufen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

toufen (Old High German): to dip, to immerse

Definitions

  1. to dip, to immerse

Ancestry of “toufen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “toufen”

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