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
Ancestry of “drollist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |