Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “rundel” come from?

rundel (Middle English) comes from French rondelle, 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.

Ancestry of “rundel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrondellehockey puck; ring or annulus; disk; washer
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

Words derived from “rundel”

  • roundel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →