Where does “טויפֿבעקן” come from?

טויפֿבעקן (Yiddish) comes from German Taufbecken, from German taufen, from Old High German toufen, from Proto-West Germanic daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb- — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.

טויפֿבעקן (Yiddish): baptismal font

Definitions

  1. baptismal font

Ancestry of “טויפֿבעקן”, step by step

טויפֿבעקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Taufbecken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTaufbeckenbaptismal font
2Germantaufento name; to baptize
3Old High Germantoufento dip, to immerse
4Proto-West Germanicdaupijanto dip, to immerse
5Proto-Germanicdaupijanąto dip in a liquid, to immerse
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewb-deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom

via Yiddish בעקן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבעקןbasin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic daupijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daupijan