Where does “duel” come from?

duel (Dutch) comes from Middle French duel, from Latin duellum, from Old Latin duenelos.

duel (Dutch): A duel

Definitions

  1. A duel

Ancestry of “duel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchduel—
2Latinduellumwar; combat between two contenders, duel
3Old Latinduenelos—
Every word from Old Latin duenelos →Every word from Latin duellum →Every word from Middle French duel →