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Where does “drollist” come from?

drollist (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.

drollist (English): A droll; a buffoon

Definitions

  1. A droll; a buffoon

Ancestry of “drollist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrollOddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint...
2Frenchdrôlefunny, amusing; strange, weird, bizarre
3Middle Frenchdrollefunny; amusing; joker
4Old Frenchdrolleone who lives luxuriously; joker
5Middle Dutchdrolfat little man, goblin
6Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
7Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape
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