Where does “duell” come from?

duell (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin duellum, from Old Latin duenelos.

duell (Norwegian Bokmål): a duel

Definitions

  1. a duel

Ancestry of “duell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduellumwar; combat between two contenders, duel
2Old Latinduenelos—
Every word from Old Latin duenelos →Every word from Latin duellum →