Where does “drolle” come from?
drolle (Middle French) comes 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.
drolle (Middle French): funny; amusing; joker
Ancestry of “drolle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | drolle | one who lives luxuriously; joker |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drol | fat little man, goblin |
| 3 | Old Norse | trǫll | witch, mage, conjurer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | truzlą | a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreh₂- | run; to run, escape |
Words derived from “drolle”