Where does “doubleganger” come from?
doubleganger (English) comes from German Doppelgänger, from German doppel-, from German Doppel, from Middle Dutch dubbel, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus — double.
doubleganger (English): A doppelganger
Definitions
- A doppelganger
Ancestry of “doubleganger”, step by step
doubleganger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Doppelgänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Doppelgänger | doppelganger, doppelgänger |
| 2 | German | doppel- | duplicate, double; double |
| 3 | German | Doppel | doubles; duplicate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dubbel | — |
| 5 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 6 | Middle French | double | — |
| 7 | Old French | doble | double |
| 8 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via English ganger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ganger | One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | ganger | — |
| 3 | Old English | gangere | a ganger; footman |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangārijaz | — |