Where does “trǫll” come from?

trǫll (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- — run; to run, escape.

trǫll (Old Norse): witch, mage, conjurer

Definitions

  1. witch, mage, conjurer

Ancestry of “trǫll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape

Words derived from “trǫll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic truzlą →