Where does “Rolle” come from?

Rolle (German) comes from Middle High German rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre — ingot.

Rolle (German): roll, reel, spool; role, tube; a relatively small...

Definitions

  1. roll, reel, spool; role, tube; a relatively small...

Ancestry of “Rolle”, step by step

Rolle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German rolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrolle
2Old Frenchrolleregistration
3Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
4Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
5Arabicرَطْل
6Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
7Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
8Frenchlitrelitre
9Medieval Latinlitra
10Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
11Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Old French role

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroleroll; scroll

via Middle High German rulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrulle
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra
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