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
- a roundworm (nematode)
Ancestry of “rundorm”, step by step
rundorm 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 |