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Where does “dubbel” come from?

dubbel (Middle Dutch) comes from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.

Ancestry of “dubbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
2Middle Frenchdouble—
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplus—
5Proto-Italic*duplos—

Words derived from “dubbel”

  • Dubbel
  • Doppel
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