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Where does “deypa” come from?

deypa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

deypa (Old Norse): to dip in water, baptize

Definitions

  1. to dip in water, baptize

Ancestry of “deypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip , to immerse
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

Words derived from “deypa”

  • døpe
  • omdøpe
  • omdøype
  • døype
  • doypa
  • døpa
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