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Where does “dobbelsculler” come from?

dobbelsculler (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dobbel, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.

dobbelsculler (Norwegian Nynorsk): a double scull

Definitions

  1. a double scull

Ancestry of “dobbelsculler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdobbeldouble
2Old Frenchdobledouble
3Latindūplus—
4Proto-Italic*duplos—
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