Where does “rund” come from?
rund (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low 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 (Norwegian Nynorsk): round
Ancestry of “rund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | runt | — |
| 2 | Old French | reont | round |
| 3 | Latin | retundus | — |
| 4 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 5 | Latin | rotō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
Words derived from “rund”