Where does “kvällsdopp” come from?
kvällsdopp (Swedish) comes from Swedish dopp, 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.
kvällsdopp (Swedish): evening swim
Definitions
- evening swim
Ancestry of “kvällsdopp”, step by step
kvällsdopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dopp | dip; the act of briefly immersing something in a liquid |
| 2 | Old English | doppa | diver |
| 3 | Low German | düppen | to dip |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dōpian | to dip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |