Where does “skriftrulle” come from?
skriftrulle (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.
skriftrulle (Danish): scroll
Definitions
- scroll
Ancestry of “skriftrulle”, step by step
skriftrulle 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 skrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skrift | writing; writing, hand; script, font |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schrift | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skrift | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skrifti | writing, scripture |
| 5 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |