Where does “Doppel-T-Stein” come from?
Doppel-T-Stein (German) comes from German Doppel, from Middle Dutch dubbel, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
Doppel-T-Stein (German): a kind of paving stone which is based on a cuboid form with a slim belly, like two letters T facing each other
Definitions
- a kind of paving stone which is based on a cuboid form with a slim belly, like two letters T facing each other
Ancestry of “Doppel-T-Stein”, step by step
Doppel-T-Stein traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Doppel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Doppel | doubles; duplicate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dubbel | — |
| 3 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 4 | Middle French | double | — |
| 5 | Old French | doble | double |
| 6 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via German stein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stein | stone, rock |
| 2 | Middle High German | stein | stone |
| 3 | Old High German | stein | stone |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | T | (on license plates of government cars) |