Where does “rondscharrelen” come from?
rondscharrelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch rond, from Middle Dutch ront, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
rondscharrelen (Dutch): to nose about, to snoop; to wander about
Definitions
- to nose about, to snoop; to wander about
Ancestry of “rondscharrelen”, step by step
rondscharrelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rond | round, circular; finished, completed; around,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ront | — |
| 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 |
via Dutch scharrelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | scharrelen | to mess around, to potter; to piece together, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | scharren | to scrape |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scharren | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skerran | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skerraną | — |