Where does “barndop” come from?

barndop (Swedish) comes from Swedish dop, from Middle Low German dōpe, from Old Saxon dōpi, from Proto-West Germanic daupīni, from Proto-Germanic daupīniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

barndop (Swedish): infant baptism, paedobaptism, christening

Definitions

  1. infant baptism, paedobaptism, christening

Ancestry of “barndop”, step by step

barndop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdopA baptism, a christening ceremony
2Middle Low Germandōpe—
3Old Saxondōpi—
4Proto-West Germanicdaupīnidipping, immersion; baptism
5Proto-Germanicdaupīniza dipping, immersion
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbarna child; child, offspring; a descendant
2Old Swedishbarnchild
3Old Norsebarnchild
4Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupīniz →