Where does “dubbel” come from?

dubbel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dobbel, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dubbel (Dutch): double, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous

Definitions

  1. double, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous

Ancestry of “dubbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdobbel—
2Old Frenchdobledouble
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “dubbel”

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