Where does “dubbeltje” come from?

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

dubbeltje (Dutch): Dutch coin of 10 cents

Definitions

  1. Dutch coin of 10 cents

Ancestry of “dubbeltje”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dubbeltje”

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