Where does “doppeln” come from?

doppeln (German) comes from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

doppeln (German): to double

Definitions

  1. to double

Ancestry of “doppeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdobledouble
2Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
3Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “doppeln”

Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →