Where does “trollfabrik” come from?

trollfabrik (Swedish) comes from Swedish fabrik, from French fabriqué, from Latin fābrica, from Latin faber, from Proto-Italic faβros, from Proto-Italic θaβros.

trollfabrik (Swedish): a troll farm, a troll factory

Definitions

  1. a troll farm, a troll factory

Ancestry of “trollfabrik”, step by step

trollfabrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fabrik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfabrikplant, factory, industrial facility
2Frenchfabriquépast participle of fabriquer
3LatinfābricaA smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop
4Latinfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker,...
5Proto-Italicfaβroscraftsman
6Proto-Italicθaβros—

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 Proto-Italic θaβros →Every word from Proto-Italic faβros →Every word from Latin faber →