Where does “pilleskrukketroll” come from?
pilleskrukketroll (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pille, from Middle Low German pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
pilleskrukketroll (Norwegian Bokmål): pill bug, roly-poly, Armadillidiidae; family of the order Isopoda
Definitions
- pill bug, roly-poly, Armadillidiidae; family of the order Isopoda
Ancestry of “pilleskrukketroll”, step by step
pilleskrukketroll traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål pille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pille | a pill |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pille | pill ball of medicine |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | pilla | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilula | A small ball, globule; pellet; A pill |
| 5 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 6 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 7 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Norwegian Bokmål troll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | troll | troll supernatural being |
| 2 | Old Norse | trǫll | witch, mage, conjurer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | truzlą | a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dreh₂- | run; to run, escape |
via Norwegian Bokmål skrukk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skrukk | — |