Where does “rund” come from?
rund (Danish) comes from Middle Low German runt, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
rund (Danish): round, circular; plump, chubby, rotund; smooth
Definitions
- round, circular; plump, chubby, rotund; smooth
Ancestry of “rund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | runt | — |
| 2 | Old French | reont | round |
| 3 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 4 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 5 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 6 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |