Where does “trolejar” come from?
trolejar (Catalan) comes from Spanish trolear, from English Troll, from Swedish troll, from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.
trolejar (Catalan): to pass the trolley through a rice field
Definitions
- to pass the trolley through a rice field
Ancestry of “trolejar”, step by step
trolejar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish trolear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | trolear | to troll |
| 2 | English | Troll | a native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan |
| 3 | Swedish | troll | a troll supernatural being |
| 4 | Old Norse | trǫll | witch, mage, conjurer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | truzlą | a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreh₂- | run; to run, escape |
via Catalan tròlec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tròlec | — |