depen
Middle English
/ˈdeːpən/
verb
Definitions
- To submerge or place in water or another liquid.
- To submerge or place in water in order to colour an object; to tint.
- (rare) To engage oneself in a narrative.
- (rare) To christen by submersion.
- (rare) To make deep by digging.
- (rare) To enter into a depth.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dēopian inherited from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną (dip) affix from Middle English depe.
Origin
Middle English
depe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deep English
- *dʰewb- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *daupijaną Proto-Germanic
- dēop Old English
- dēopian Old English
- depe Middle English
- depely Middle English
- depnesse Middle English
- depthe Middle English
- deypa Old Norse
- toufen Old High German
- 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *daupijan gmw-pro
- *dōpen Old Dutch
- dopen Old Dutch
- dōpen Old Dutch
- *dōpian Old Saxon
- dopian Old Saxon
- depa Old Frisian
- *taufan lng