Where does “rundpind” come from?
rundpind (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.
rundpind (Danish): circular needle
Definitions
- circular needle
Ancestry of “rundpind”, step by step
rundpind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish rund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rund | round, circular; plump, chubby, rotund; smooth |
| 2 | Middle Low German | runt | — |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 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 |