Where does “trollbälte” come from?

trollbälte (Swedish) comes from Swedish bälte, from Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic baltijaz, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

trollbälte (Swedish): a belt used by wizard for transforming into a wolf or bear, made of skin of a dead person

Definitions

  1. a belt used by wizard for transforming into a wolf or bear, made of skin of a dead person

Ancestry of “trollbälte”, step by step

trollbälte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bälte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbältea belt
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

via Swedish troll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrolla troll supernatural being
2Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
3Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape
Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic baltijaz →Every word from Old Norse belti →