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Where does “Rundbrief” come from?

Rundbrief (German) comes from German Rund, from French rond, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.

Rundbrief (German): circular, newsletter

Definitions

  1. circular, newsletter

Ancestry of “Rundbrief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRundround
2Frenchrondround; drunk; circle
3Old Frenchreontround
4Latinretundus—
5Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
6Latinrotō—
7LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
8Proto-Italicrotā—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →