Where does “Doppelpack” come from?

Doppelpack (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.

Doppelpack (German): a packet (e.g. of a food item) containing two

Definitions

  1. a packet (e.g. of a food item) containing two

Ancestry of “Doppelpack”, step by step

Doppelpack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Doppel

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

via German pack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpackpackage, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag
2Low Germanpack—
3Middle Low Germanpak—
4Old Saxonpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →