Where does “Dubel” come from?
Dubel (Polish) comes from Polish Dubiel, from Old Swedish dobel, from German Dübel, from Middle High German tübel, from Old High German tubil, from Proto-Germanic dubilaz, from Proto-Germanic dubjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
Dubel (Polish): double
Definitions
- double
Ancestry of “Dubel”, step by step
Dubel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish Dubiel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Dubiel | dummy, fool, simpleton |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dobel | — |
| 3 | German | Dübel | dowel |
| 4 | Middle High German | tübel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | tubil | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dubilaz | peg; dowel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dubjaną | to fit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Moroccan Arabic دوبل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroccan Arabic | دوبل | — |
| 2 | French | doubler | to double, duplicate; to double-cross; to... |
| 3 | Latin | dūplō | doubly |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |