Where does “trolova” come from?
trolova (Swedish) comes from Swedish Lova, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
trolova (Swedish): to betroth to promise to give in marriage
Definitions
- to betroth to promise to give in marriage
Ancestry of “trolova”, step by step
trolova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Lova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Lova | — |
| 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- | — |