Where does “rolschaatsen” come from?
rolschaatsen (Dutch) comes from Dutch rol, from French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ — ingot.
rolschaatsen (Dutch): to roller-skate
Definitions
- to roller-skate
Ancestry of “rolschaatsen”, step by step
rolschaatsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rol | role, function; roll; role, character |
| 2 | French | rôle | role; character |
| 3 | Middle French | rolle | role |
| 4 | Old French | role | roll; scroll |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
via Dutch schaatsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaatsen | to skate |
| 2 | Dutch | schaats | skate, ice skate; stilt |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schāetse | stilt |
| 4 | Old French | escache | a stilt, trestle |
| 5 | Frankish | skakkja | stilt |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skakan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |