Where does “Doppel” come from?
Doppel (German) comes from Middle Dutch dubbel, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
Doppel (German): doubles; duplicate
Definitions
- doubles; duplicate
Ancestry of “Doppel”, step by step
Doppel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch dubbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dubbel | — |
| 2 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 3 | Middle French | double | — |
| 4 | Old French | doble | double |
| 5 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via Middle Dutch dobbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dobbel | — |