Where does “arrigtrold” come from?

arrigtrold (Danish) comes from Danish trold, from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.

arrigtrold (Danish): spitfire

Definitions

  1. spitfire

Ancestry of “arrigtrold”, step by step

arrigtrold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish trold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtroldtroll; ogre; spitfire
2Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
3Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape

via Danish arrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisharrigbad-tempered; testy, peppery; peevish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic truzlą →Every word from Old Norse trǫll →