Where does “rollen” come from?

rollen (Middle English) comes from Old French roler, from English roller, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل — ingot.

Ancestry of “rollen”, step by step

rollen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French roler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	roler	—
2	English	roller	"Anything that rolls."; A long wide bandage used...
3	English	roll	To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to...
4	Middle English	rolle	—
5	Old French	rolle	registration
6	Medieval Latin	rotulus	a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
7	Latin	rotula	a small wheel; roll
8	Arabic	رَطْل	—
9	Classical Syriac	ܪܝܛܠܐ	—
10	Classical Syriac	ܠܝܛܪܐ	libra, pound
11	French	litre	litre
12	Medieval Latin	litra	—
13	Ancient Greek	λίτρα	litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
14	Proto-Italic	*līðrā	ingot

via Old French roller

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	roller	to polish a helmet; Alternative form of roeler
2	Medieval Latin	rotulare	to roll; to revolve; to roll", "revolve; to roll,...

via Old French röeler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	röeler	to roll

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