Where does “mjørkatrøll” come from?

mjørkatrøll (Faroese) comes from Faroese trøll, from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.

mjørkatrøll (Faroese): sheep, which drags its loose wool

Definitions

  1. sheep, which drags its loose wool

Ancestry of “mjørkatrøll”, step by step

mjørkatrøll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese trøll

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

via Faroese mjørki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemjørkifog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic truzlą →Every word from Old Norse trǫll →