Where does “smådopping” come from?

smådopping (Swedish) comes from Swedish små, from Polish smar, from Middle High German smër, from Old High German smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

smådopping (Swedish): little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis

Definitions

  1. little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis

Ancestry of “smådopping”, step by step

smådopping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish små

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmå
2Polishsmargrease, lubricant
3Middle High Germansmër
4Old High Germansmerofat
5Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
6Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
7Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérusEvery word from Proto-Celtic smérus