Where does “drollish” come from?
drollish (English) comes from English droll, from French drôle, from Middle French drolle, from Old French drolle, from Middle Dutch drol, from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.
drollish (English): Somewhat droll
Definitions
- Somewhat droll
Ancestry of “drollish”, step by step
drollish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English droll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | droll | Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint... |
| 2 | French | drôle | funny, amusing; strange, weird, bizarre |
| 3 | Middle French | drolle | funny; amusing; joker |
| 4 | Old French | drolle | one who lives luxuriously; joker |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | drol | fat little man, goblin |
| 6 | Old Norse | trǫll | witch, mage, conjurer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | truzlą | a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreh₂- | run; to run, escape |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |