Where does “drolatic” come from?
drolatic (Romanian) comes from French drolatique, from French drôle, from Middle French drolle, 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.
drolatic (Romanian): humorous
Definitions
- humorous
Ancestry of “drolatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | drolatique | humorous |
| 2 | French | drôle | funny, amusing; strange, weird, bizarre |
| 3 | Middle French | drolle | funny; amusing; joker |
| 4 | Old French | drolle | one who lives luxuriously; joker |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | drol | fat little man, goblin |
| 6 | Old Norse | trǫll | witch, mage, conjurer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | truzlą | a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreh₂- | run; to run, escape |