Where does “dopping” come from?

dopping (Swedish) comes from Old English doppa, from Low German düppen, from Old Saxon dōpian, from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

dopping (Swedish): grebe (any bird of the family Podicipedidae)

Definitions

  1. grebe (any bird of the family Podicipedidae)

Ancestry of “dopping”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dopping”

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