Where does “dobbelen” come from?

dobbelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dobbelen, from Old French dobler, from Latin dūplāre, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dobbelen (Dutch): to throw dice; to gamble in a dice game

Definitions

  1. to throw dice; to gamble in a dice game

Ancestry of “dobbelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdobbelen—
2Old Frenchdoblerto double; to increase dramatically
3Latindūplāre—
4Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
5Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Latin dūplāre →