Where does “drol” come from?

drol (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.

drol (Middle Dutch): fat little man, goblin

Definitions

  1. fat little man, goblin

Ancestry of “drol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drol”

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