Where does “Doppelkopf” come from?

Doppelkopf (German) comes from German doppel-, 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.

Doppelkopf (German): A trick-taking game for four players, popular chiefly in the northern half of Germany, consisting of several rounds in which the players are assigned (based on the cards they are dealt) to two initially unrevealed sides of two, most often played with two decks from 9 to ace (48 cards)

Definitions

  1. A trick-taking game for four players, popular chiefly in the northern half of Germany, consisting of several rounds in which the players are assigned (based on the cards they are dealt) to two initially unrevealed sides of two, most often played with two decks from 9 to ace (48 cards)

Ancestry of “Doppelkopf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandoppel-duplicate, double; double
2GermanDoppeldoubles; duplicate
3Middle Dutchdubbel—
4Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
5Middle Frenchdouble—
6Old Frenchdobledouble
7Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
8Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →