Where does “zakkenroller” come from?
zakkenroller (Dutch) comes from Dutch zakkenrollen, 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 — ingot.
zakkenroller (Dutch): pickpocket
Definitions
- pickpocket
Ancestry of “zakkenroller”, step by step
zakkenroller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zakkenrollen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zakkenrollen | to pickpocket |
| 2 | Dutch | rollen | to roll |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rollen | to roll; to tumble |
| 4 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 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 roller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roller | something that rolls, roller |