Etymology

dop

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Middle English doppe ← Old English *doppa
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dop · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited from*doppa“dipper”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdoppe
  3. English todaydop

From Middle English doppe, from Old English *doppa (“dipper”) (compare dīepan), as in Old English dūfedoppa (“pelican”).

dop · verb2

  1. Old English · inherited from*doppian“to dip, dive, plunge”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdoppen
  3. English todaydop

From Middle English doppen, from Old English *doppian (“to dip, dive, plunge”), related to Old English doppettan (“to dip, dip in, immerse”).

dop · noun, verb3

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*duppaz“hollow, shell, bowl”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*dupp
  3. Old Dutch · derived from*dopp
  4. Middle Dutch · derived fromdop
  5. Dutch · borrowed fromdop
  6. English todaydop

From Dutch dop, from Middle Dutch dop, dup, doppe, from Old Dutch *dopp, *dupp, from Proto-West Germanic *dupp, from Proto-Germanic *duppaz (“hollow, shell, bowl”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dop (“shell, pod, bowl”), German Topf (“pot”).

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