Where does “dobbelt” come from?

dobbelt (Danish) comes from Middle Low German dobbelt, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dobbelt (Danish): double, twofold; dual; double, twice

Definitions

  1. double, twofold; dual; double, twice

Ancestry of “dobbelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandobbelt—
2Old Frenchdobledouble
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “dobbelt”

Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →
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