Where does “verdubbeling” come from?

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

verdubbeling (Dutch): doubling

Definitions

  1. doubling

Ancestry of “verdubbeling”, step by step

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