Where does “dubbelzijdig” come from?

dubbelzijdig (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.

dubbelzijdig (Dutch): double-sided

Definitions

  1. double-sided

Ancestry of “dubbelzijdig”, step by step

dubbelzijdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zijde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzijdeside, face; silk
2Middle Dutchside
3Old Dutchsīda
4Proto-West Germanic*sīdāside
5Medieval Latinsida
6Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
7Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
8Proto-Italicsaitā
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
10Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Dutch dubbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdubbeldouble, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous
2Middle Dutchdobbel
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
5Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-