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

  1. A doppelganger

Ancestry of “doubleganger”, step by step

doubleganger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Doppelgänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDoppelgängerdoppelganger, doppelgänger
2Germandoppel-duplicate, double; double
3GermanDoppeldoubles; duplicate
4Middle Dutchdubbel
5Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
6Middle Frenchdouble
7Old Frenchdobledouble
8Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
9Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

via English ganger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgangerOne who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a...
2Middle Englishganger
3Old Englishgangerea ganger; footman
4Proto-Germanicgangārijaz

via English doublé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoubléA compound attack that deceives the opponent's...
2Middle Englishdouble
3Old Frenchdoblerto double; to increase dramatically
4Latindūplāre
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos