Where does “dobbeltgænger” come from?
dobbeltgænger (Danish) comes from German Doppelgänger, from German doppel-, from German Doppel, from Middle Dutch dubbel, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus — double.
dobbeltgænger (Danish): double, lookalike; doppelganger
Definitions
- double, lookalike; doppelganger
Ancestry of “dobbeltgænger”, step by step
dobbeltgænger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Doppelgänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Doppelgänger | doppelganger, doppelgänger |
| 2 | German | doppel- | duplicate, double; double |
| 3 | German | Doppel | doubles; duplicate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dubbel | — |
| 5 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 6 | Middle French | double | — |
| 7 | Old French | doble | double |
| 8 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via Danish gænger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gænger | walker |
| 2 | Danish | gange | Used to show that one has to multiply one or more... |
| 3 | Danish | gang | The act of walking, a walk; An intended amount of... |
| 4 | Old Danish | gang | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |