Where does “rullestol” come from?
rullestol (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.
rullestol (Danish): wheelchair
Definitions
- wheelchair
Ancestry of “rullestol”, step by step
rullestol 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 |
via Danish stol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stol | chair; imperative of stole |
| 2 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |