Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “dubbelgångare” come from?

dubbelgångare (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.

dubbelgångare (Swedish): doppelganger

Definitions

  1. doppelganger

Ancestry of “dubbelgångare”, step by step

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
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