Where does “rundorm” come from?

rundorm (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.

rundorm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a roundworm (nematode)

Definitions

  1. a roundworm (nematode)

Ancestry of “rundorm”, step by step

rundorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrundround
2Middle Low Germanrunt
3Old Frenchreontround
4Latinretundusround
5Latinrotundusround, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,...
6Latinrotōto turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish
7LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
8Proto-Italicrotā
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

via Norwegian Nynorsk orm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskorma snake; a worm
2Old Norseormrsnake, serpent; worm
3Proto-Germanicwurmizworm; serpent, snake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂Every word from Proto-Italic rotā
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