Where does “trollen” come from?
trollen (Middle English) comes from Old French troller, from Middle High German trollen, from Proto-Germanic truzlōną — to lumber.
trollen (Middle English): travel about
Ancestry of “trollen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | troller | to quest, to wander |
| 2 | Middle High German | trollen | to stroll |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | truzlōną | to lumber |
Words derived from “trollen”