Where does “trold” come from?

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

trold (Danish): troll; ogre; spitfire

Definitions

  1. troll; ogre; spitfire

Ancestry of “trold”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- →