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 — double.

Ancestry of “dubbel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dubbel

Every word from Proto-Italic *duplosEvery word from Latin dūplusEvery word from Old French doble