Where does “rullepølse” come from?
rullepølse (Danish) comes from Danish rulle, from Middle Low German rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ — ingot.
rullepølse (Danish): a thin slab of meat, seasoned with herbs, spices and the like, rolled up and brined, then sliced, typically eaten as a cold cut on bread
Definitions
- a thin slab of meat, seasoned with herbs, spices and the like, rolled up and brined, then sliced, typically eaten as a cold cut on bread
Ancestry of “rullepølse”, step by step
rullepølse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rulle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rulle | roll; coil; scroll |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rolle | — |
| 3 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 5 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 6 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 9 | French | litre | litre |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |