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Where does “dobbelen” come from?

dobbelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French dobler, from Latin dūplāre, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.

Ancestry of “dobbelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoblerto double; to increase dramatically
2Latindūplāre—
3Latindūplus—
4Proto-Italic*duplos—

Words derived from “dobbelen”

  • dobbelen
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