Where does “drôle” come from?

drôle (French) comes 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.

drôle (French): funny, amusing; strange, weird, bizarre

Definitions

  1. funny, amusing; strange, weird, bizarre

Ancestry of “drôle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdrollefunny; amusing; joker
2Old Frenchdrolleone who lives luxuriously; joker
3Middle Dutchdrolfat little man, goblin
4Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
5Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape

Words derived from “drôle”

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