Where does “förtrollerska” come from?
förtrollerska (Swedish) comes from Swedish förtrolla, from Swedish trolla, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
förtrollerska (Swedish): enchantress
Definitions
- enchantress
Ancestry of “förtrollerska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förtrolla | to enchant, to charm (change through magic) |
| 2 | Swedish | trolla | to perform magic or illusionary tricks, which is... |
| 3 | Swedish | a | from |
| 4 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 5 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 6 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 7 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 8 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |