Where does “doubl'ye” come from?

doubl'ye (Norman) comes from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

doubl'ye (Norman): double

Definitions

  1. double

Ancestry of “doubl'ye”, step by step

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

Words derived from “doubl'ye

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