Where does “rundkøyring” come from?
rundkøyring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rund, 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 — to run.
rundkøyring (Norwegian Nynorsk): a roundabout, or traffic circle
Definitions
- a roundabout, or traffic circle
Ancestry of “rundkøyring”, step by step
rundkøyring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk rund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rund | round |
| 2 | Middle Low German | runt | — |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via Norwegian Nynorsk køyring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | køyring | — |