rollen etymology

Dutch word rollen comes from Latin rota, and later Old French roeler ((intransitive) to roll. (transitive) to roll.)

Detailed word origin of rollen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
rota Latin (lat) (figuratively) the disc of the sun. (pars pro toto) a car, a chariot. Wheel.
rotulare Malayalam (mal)
roeler Old French (fro) (intransitive) to roll. (transitive) to roll.
rollen Middle Dutch (dum) To roll. To tumble.
rollen Dutch (nld) (ergative) to roll.

Words with the same origin as rollen

Descendants of rota
halfrond hoofdrol rol rolgordijn rollade rolluik rolschaats rolstoel rond rondborstig rondgang rondhangen rondhout rondkijken rondkomen rondlopen rondom rondreis rondscharrelen rondzweven roteren rotonde