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

Definitions

  1. funny; amusing; joker

Ancestry of “drolle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drolle”

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