Where does “trollkonstnär” come from?
trollkonstnär (Swedish) comes from Swedish trolla, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
trollkonstnär (Swedish): a magician, a conjurer (performer of magic tricks)
Definitions
- a magician, a conjurer (performer of magic tricks)
Ancestry of “trollkonstnär”, step by step
trollkonstnär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish trolla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trolla | to perform magic or illusionary tricks, which is... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish konstnär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | konstnär | an artist, a person who creates art |