Where does “doppel-” come from?

doppel- (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- (German): duplicate, double; double

Definitions

  1. duplicate, double; double

Ancestry of “doppel-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “doppel-

Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos