Where does “rundkørsel” come from?
rundkørsel (Danish) comes from Danish rund, 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 — to run.
rundkørsel (Danish): roundabout
Ancestry of “rundkørsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | rund | round, circular; plump, chubby, rotund; smooth |
| 2 | Middle Low German | runt | — |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |