Where does “dobbeltmoral” come from?

dobbeltmoral (Danish) comes from Danish moral, from German Moral, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

dobbeltmoral (Danish): double standard

Definitions

  1. double standard

Ancestry of “dobbeltmoral”, step by step

dobbeltmoral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish moral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmoralmorale, motivation (capacity to maintain belief in an institution or a goal)
2GermanMoralmoral, morality; morale
3German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

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 -no-
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