Where does “broodrol” come from?
broodrol (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rol, from Dutch rol, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.
broodrol (Afrikaans): bread roll, roll, bun
Definitions
- bread roll, roll, bun
Ancestry of “broodrol”, step by step
broodrol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans rol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | rol | role; to roll |
| 2 | Dutch | rol | role, function; roll; role, character |
| 3 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 4 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 5 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 7 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 8 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 11 | French | litre | litre |
| 12 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Afrikaans brood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | brood | A loaf of bread; Bread |
| 2 | Dutch | brood | Bread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | brôot | bread |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *brōt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 6 | English | Berwald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |