Where does “doubleweight” come from?

doubleweight (English) comes from English weight, from Middle English weight, from Old English wiht, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

doubleweight (English): Being or relating to a paper of twice the...

Definitions

  1. Being or relating to a paper of twice the...

Ancestry of “doubleweight”, step by step

doubleweight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English weight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweightThe force on an object due to the gravitational...
2Middle Englishweight—
3Old Englishwihtcreature, person, thing, being; weight
4LatinVectisIsle of Wight
5Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English doublé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoubléA compound attack that deceives the opponent's...
2Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
3Middle Frenchdouble—
4Old Frenchdobledouble
5Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
6Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
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