Where does “dubbelkamer” come from?
dubbelkamer (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kamer, from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere, from Old Dutch kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
dubbelkamer (Afrikaans): double room
Definitions
- double room
Ancestry of “dubbelkamer”, step by step
dubbelkamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kamer | A room, a chamber |
| 2 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Afrikaans dubbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | dubbel | — |