Dip
/dɪp/noun
To lower briefly into a liquid or below a surface; also, a brief downward movement or a sauce for dunking.
Did you know?The English verb *dip* is an old Germanic word, and its close relatives show up in other languages with the same basic idea of plunging or sinking, not in any mystical sense but in a very old physical one.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheub-
“to sink, plunge, or be deep”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*deupaz
“deep; sunk down”
Old English
OE
dēop
“deep, profound”
Middle English
English
dippen
“to plunge, immerse briefly”
Modern English
English
dip
“to lower briefly into a liquid or below a surface”