Where does “dobbeltsculler” come from?

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

dobbeltsculler (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of dobbelsculler

Definitions

  1. alternative form of dobbelsculler

Ancestry of “dobbeltsculler”, step by step

dobbeltsculler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk dobbelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdobbeltdouble; twice
2Old Frenchdobledouble
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

via Norwegian Nynorsk sculler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksculler—
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →