Where does “rund” come from?
rund (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål runde, from German runde, from German Rund, from French rond, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō — to run.
rund (Norwegian Bokmål): round; imperative of runde
Definitions
- round; imperative of runde
Ancestry of “rund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | runde | definite singular of rund; plural of rund; a... |
| 2 | German | runde | inflection of runden:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | Rund | round |
| 4 | French | rond | round; drunk; circle |
| 5 | Old French | reont | round |
| 6 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 7 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 8 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 9 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
Words derived from “rund”