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
- baptismal font
Ancestry of “טויפֿבעקן”, step by step
טויפֿבעקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Taufbecken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Taufbecken | baptismal font |
| 2 | German | taufen | to name; to baptize |
| 3 | Old High German | toufen | to dip, to immerse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |
via Yiddish בעקן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בעקן | basin |