Where does “dobbeltagent” come from?

dobbeltagent (Danish) comes from Danish agent, from Latin agēns, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

dobbeltagent (Danish): double agent

Definitions

  1. double agent

Ancestry of “dobbeltagent”, step by step

dobbeltagent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish agent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishagentagent all senses
2Latinagēnsdoing, acting, making
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Danish dobbelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdobbeltdouble, twofold; dual; double, twice
2Middle Low Germandobbelt—
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
5Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →