redound

The story

1. Latin · derived fromredundō
2. Middle French · derived fromredonder
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromredunder
4. English todayredound

From Anglo-Norman redunder, Middle French redonder, and their source, Latin redundō, from red- + undō (“surge”), from unda (“a wave”).

First known use, by meaning

• 14th–19th c. To swell up (of water, waves etc.); to overflow, to surge (of bodily fluids).
• from 15th c. To contribute to an advantage or disadvantage for someone or something.
• from 15th c. To contribute to the honour, shame etc. of a person or organisation.
• from 15th c. To reverberate, to echo.
• from 15th c. To reflect (honour, shame etc.) to or onto someone.
• from 16th c. To attach, come back, accrue to someone; to reflect back on or upon someone (of honour, shame etc.).
• from 16th c. To arise from or out of something.