Where does “doppelbanger” come from?
doppelbanger (English) comes from English doppelganger, from German Doppelgänger, from German doppel-, from German Doppel, from Middle Dutch dubbel, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble — double.
doppelbanger (English): A romantic and/or sexual partner who strongly resembles oneself
Definitions
- A romantic and/or sexual partner who strongly resembles oneself
Ancestry of “doppelbanger”, step by step
doppelbanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doppelganger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doppelganger | A ghostly double of a living person, especially... |
| 2 | German | Doppelgänger | doppelganger, doppelgänger |
| 3 | German | doppel- | duplicate, double; double |
| 4 | German | Doppel | doubles; duplicate |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | dubbel | — |
| 6 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 7 | Middle French | double | — |
| 8 | Old French | doble | double |
| 9 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |