Where does “trolo” come from?

trolo (Esperanto) comes from Norwegian troll, from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.

trolo (Esperanto): troll

Definitions

  1. troll

Ancestry of “trolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegiantroll—
2Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
3Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape

Words derived from “trolo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic truzlą →Every word from Old Norse trǫll →