Where does “ਡੋਪ” come from?
ਡੋਪ (Punjabi) comes from English dope, from Dutch doop, from Dutch dopen, from Middle Dutch dôpen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Frankish daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
ਡੋਪ (Punjabi): dope, any illicit or narcotic drug
Definitions
- dope, any illicit or narcotic drug
Ancestry of “ਡੋਪ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dope | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,... |
| 2 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 3 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |