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
- little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
Ancestry of “smådopping”, step by step
smådopping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish små
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | små | |
| 2 | Polish | smar | grease, lubricant |
| 3 | Middle High German | smër | — |
| 4 | Old High German | smero | fat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | grease, butter, fat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |
via Swedish dopping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dopping | grebe (any bird of the family Podicipedidae) |
| 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 |