Where does “dubbelfoting” come from?

dubbelfoting (Swedish) comes from Swedish dubbel, 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.

dubbelfoting (Swedish): a millipede (any myriapod of the class Diplopoda)

Definitions

  1. a millipede (any myriapod of the class Diplopoda)

Ancestry of “dubbelfoting”, step by step

dubbelfoting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dubbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdubbeldouble
2Old Swedishdobel—
3GermanDübeldowel
4Middle High Germantübel—
5Old High Germantubil—
6Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
7Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish fot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfota foot; the body part touching the ground while...
2Old Swedishfōterfoot
3Old Norsefótra foot
4Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →