Where does “skäggdopping” come from?

skäggdopping (Swedish) comes from Swedish dopping, 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.

skäggdopping (Swedish): great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Definitions

  1. great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus

Ancestry of “skäggdopping”, step by step

skäggdopping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dopping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdoppinggrebe (any bird of the family Podicipedidae)
2Old Englishdoppadiver
3Low Germandüppento dip
4Old Saxondōpianto dip
5Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
6Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

via Swedish skägg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskäggbeard; facial hair on chin, cheeks and jaw;...
2Old Norseskeggbeard
3Proto-Germanicskagjąbeard, hair
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kek-to jump, move; to shake, stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daupijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daupijan →