Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “rund” come from?

rund (Swedish) 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 (Swedish): round; fat; rounded, approximate

Definitions

  1. round; fat; rounded, approximate

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”

  • rundarkiv
  • rundradio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →