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Where does “dubbelspionne” come from?

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

dubbelspionne (Dutch): female equivalent of dubbelspion

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of dubbelspion

Ancestry of “dubbelspionne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdubbeldouble, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous
2Middle Dutchdobbel—
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplus—
5Proto-Italic*duplos—
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