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 — double.

dobbeltseng (Danish): a double bed

Definitions

  1. a double bed

Ancestry of “dobbeltseng”, step by step

dobbeltseng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dobbelt

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

via Danish seng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsengbed
2Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →