Where does “rondvaart” come from?
rondvaart (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.
rondvaart (Dutch): a boat excursion, a short cruise, a round trip on the water
Definitions
- a boat excursion, a short cruise, a round trip on the water
Ancestry of “rondvaart”, step by step
rondvaart 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 vaart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vaart | trip; speed, momentum; canal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vāert | going |
| 3 | Old Dutch | farth | going |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |