Question 2: What is the origin of the word Doppleganger?

Adam from Tujunga asked the blog's first etymological question, and you know what, I really appreciate this question. Why? Because god knows there are likely dozens of sources for this information elsewhere on the web, but Adam of Tujunga chose to ask the question here.


Answer: Turns out that doppelgänger is a German word (who saw that coming?) meaning "double goer." Also called a "fetch" in the vernacular the word has come to mean a look-alike or evil twin as pictured above. Curiously doppelgängers are often believed to be harbingers of bad luck (link NSFCV).

Enjoy.................G