Where does “rondgaan” come from?
rondgaan (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rond, from Dutch rond, from Middle Dutch ront, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota — to run.
rondgaan (Afrikaans): go around
Ancestry of “rondgaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | rond | round; plump |
| 2 | Dutch | rond | round, circular; finished, completed; around,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ront | — |
| 4 | Old French | reont | round |
| 5 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 6 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 7 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 8 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |