Where does “ontrollen” come from?

ontrollen (Dutch) comes from Dutch rollen, from Middle Dutch rollen, from Old French röeler, from Medieval Latin rotulo, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ — ingot.

ontrollen (Dutch): to unroll

Definitions

  1. to unroll

Ancestry of “ontrollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrollento roll
2Middle Dutchrollento roll; to tumble
3Old Frenchröelerto roll
4Medieval Latinrotulodative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of...
5Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
6Arabicرَطْل—
7Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
8Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
9Frenchlitrelitre
10Medieval Latinlitra—
11Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
12Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
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