Where does “dubbel” come from?

dubbel (Swedish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dubbel (Swedish): double

Definitions

  1. double

Ancestry of “dubbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdobel—
2GermanDübeldowel
3Middle High Germantübel—
4Old High Germantubil—
5Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
6Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “dubbel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dubjaną →