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Where does “rund” come from?

rund (German) comes from Middle High German runt, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.

rund (German): round, rounded, "similar as in English,...

Definitions

  1. round, rounded, "similar as in English,...

Ancestry of “rund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrunt—
2Old Frenchreontround
3Latinretundus—
4Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
5Latinrotō—
6LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
7Proto-Italicrotā—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rund”

  • kreisrund
  • Rundblick
  • Rundschreiben
  • Rundfunkgerät
  • Rundfunk
  • Rundbrief
  • rundlich
  • Rundgotisch
  • Rundbogenstil
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