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Where does “dobbeltseng” come from?

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

dobbeltseng (Danish): a double bed

Definitions

  1. a double bed

Ancestry of “dobbeltseng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdobbeltdouble, twofold; dual; double, twice
2Middle Low Germandobbelt—
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplus—
5Proto-Italic*duplos—
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