Where does “trollface” come from?

trollface (English) comes from English Troll, from Swedish troll, from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.

trollface (English): An ugly, unpleasant, or otherwise objectionable...

Definitions

  1. An ugly, unpleasant, or otherwise objectionable...

Ancestry of “trollface”, step by step

trollface traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Troll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTrolla native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
2Swedishtrolla troll supernatural being
3Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
4Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape

via English face

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia—

Words derived from “trollface”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- →