Where does “dobbeltspor” come from?

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

dobbeltspor (Norwegian Nynorsk): double track

Definitions

  1. double track

Ancestry of “dobbeltspor”, step by step

dobbeltspor 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 spor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspora trace; track
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →
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