Where does “roel” come from?
roel (Old French) comes from Late Latin rotella, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
Ancestry of “roel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | rotella | little wheel; small wheel |
| 2 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |