Where does “duppie” come from?

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

duppie (Dutch): dubbeltje

Definitions

  1. dubbeltje

Ancestry of “duppie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdubbeltjeDutch coin of 10 cents
2Dutchdubbeldouble, twofold; ambivalent; ambiguous
3Middle Dutchdobbel—
4Old Frenchdobledouble
5Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
6Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →