Where does “trollsome” come from?

trollsome (English) comes from English some, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

trollsome (English): Characteristic or typical of a troll

Definitions

  1. Characteristic or typical of a troll

Ancestry of “trollsome”, step by step

trollsome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English some

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsomeA certain number, at least two; An indefinite...
2Middle Englishsomsome
3Old Englishsumsome
4Proto-West Germanic*sumsome
5Proto-Germanicsumazsome (one), a certain (one)
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sum →