Where does “Dubbel Wit” come from?

Dubbel Wit (Dutch) comes from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Dubbel Wit (Dutch): nickname for Witte de With

Definitions

nickname for Witte de With

Ancestry of “Dubbel Wit”, step by step

Dubbel Wit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wit

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	wit	white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2	Middle Dutch	wit	white; clean; pale
3	Old Dutch	wīt	white
4	Proto-Germanic	wit	Alternative form of *wet
5	Proto-Germanic	*wet	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	wéy	we
7	Proto-Indo-European	éǵh₂	I

via Dutch dubbel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	dubbel	double, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous
2	Middle Dutch	dobbel	—
3	Old French	doble	double
4	Latin	dūplus	double (twice as much, or as big)
5	Proto-Italic	*duplos	double

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