Where does “dubbelspårig” come from?

dubbelspårig (Swedish) comes from Swedish dubbelspår, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.

dubbelspårig (Swedish): double-track

Definitions

  1. double-track

Ancestry of “dubbelspårig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdubbelspårdouble track
2Swedishdubbeldouble
3Old Swedishdobel—
4GermanDübeldowel
5Middle High Germantübel—
6Old High Germantubil—
7Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
8Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →