Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “trollen” come from?

trollen (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic truzlōną — to lumber.

trollen (Middle High German): to stroll

Definitions

  1. to stroll

Ancestry of “trollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictruzlōnąto lumber

Words derived from “trollen”

  • trëllen
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