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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

Definitions

  1. round

Ancestry of “rund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low 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”

  • rundt
  • rundkøyring
  • sirkelrund
  • rundskriv
  • rundtur
  • rundstykke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →