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Where does “dobbelt” come from?

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

dobbelt (Norwegian Nynorsk): double; twice

Definitions

  1. double; twice

Ancestry of “dobbelt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dobbelt”

  • dobbeltliv
  • dobbeltspor
  • dobbeltsidig
  • dobbelthake
  • dobbeltsculler
  • dobbeltseng
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