Where does “Doppelspiel” come from?

Doppelspiel (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.

Doppelspiel (German): double-cross

Definitions

  1. double-cross

Ancestry of “Doppelspiel”, step by step

Doppelspiel 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 spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
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