Where does “dobbelttydighed” come from?

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

dobbelttydighed (Danish): ambiguity

Definitions

  1. ambiguity

Ancestry of “dobbelttydighed”, step by step

dobbelttydighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dobbelttydig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdobbelttydigambiguous can be understood in two ways
2Danishdobbeltdouble, twofold; dual; double, twice
3Middle Low Germandobbelt—
4Old Frenchdobledouble
5Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
6Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →