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

  1. double, lookalike; doppelganger

Ancestry of “dobbeltgænger”, step by step

dobbeltgænger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Doppelgänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDoppelgängerdoppelganger, doppelgänger
2Germandoppel-duplicate, double; double
3GermanDoppeldoubles; duplicate
4Middle Dutchdubbel
5Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
6Middle Frenchdouble
7Old Frenchdobledouble
8Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
9Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

via Danish gænger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgængerwalker
2DanishgangeUsed to show that one has to multiply one or more...
3DanishgangThe act of walking, a walk; An intended amount of...
4Old Danishgang
5Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Danish dobbelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdobbeltdouble, twofold; dual; double, twice
2Middle Low Germandobbelt
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplosEvery word from Latin dūplusEvery word from Old French doble