Where does “grol” come from?

grol (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch *grolle, from Lombardic grollo, from Proto-West Germanic *grulljō — grudge.

grol (Dutch): joke

Definitions

  1. joke

Ancestry of “grol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch*grolle—
2Lombardicgrollorancor, anger
3Proto-West Germanic*grulljōgrudge
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grulljō →Every word from Lombardic grollo →Every word from Middle Dutch *grolle →