Where does “dubbelklikken” come from?

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

dubbelklikken (Dutch): to double-click

Definitions

  1. to double-click

Ancestry of “dubbelklikken”, step by step

dubbelklikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dubbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdubbeldouble, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous
2Middle Dutchdobbel—
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
5Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

via Dutch klikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklikkento click; to go well relationwise, to have a...
2Middle Dutchclicken—
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →