Where does “doppelt” come from?

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

doppelt (German): double

Definitions

  1. double

Ancestry of “doppelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandoppelnto double
2Old Frenchdobledouble
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “doppelt”

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