Where does “rolkussen” come from?
rolkussen (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.
rolkussen (Dutch): a cylindrical cushion or pillow
Definitions
- a cylindrical cushion or pillow
Ancestry of “rolkussen”, step by step
rolkussen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rollen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rollen | to roll |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rollen | to roll; to tumble |
| 3 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 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 Dutch kussen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kussen | to kiss, to give a kiss to; to practice kissing;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cussen | to kiss |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kussen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |