Where does “trolleritrick” come from?
trolleritrick (Swedish) comes from Swedish trolleri, from Swedish trolla, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa.
trolleritrick (Swedish): a magic trick
Definitions
- a magic trick
Ancestry of “trolleritrick”, step by step
trolleritrick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trolleri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trolleri | (supernatural) 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- | — |
via Swedish trick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trick | — |