taufen

  1. (transitive, weak) to baptize
  2. (broadly, transitive, weak) to name

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dauffe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtaʊ̯fn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German and Old High German toufen, from Proto-West Germanic *daupijan. Compare Old Saxon dōpian, Dutch dopen, Old English dīepan, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daupjan).

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