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Where does “truzlą” come from?

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

truzlą (Proto-Germanic): a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...

Definitions

  1. a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...

Ancestry of “truzlą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape

Words derived from “truzlą”

  • droll
  • troll
  • trolling
  • drollery
  • drolly
  • trolly
  • troller
  • droller
  • drollness
  • trollish
  • trollable
  • drollish
  • trollery
  • trolllike
  • trollee
  • trollishly
  • trollishness
  • countertroll
  • trolltard
  • trollsome
  • trollitis
  • drollist
  • trollage
  • untrollable
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