Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/truzlą
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from *trudaną (“to tread, step on”) + *-ilą (agent suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
*truzlą n
- a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant; monster
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *truzlą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *truzlą | *truzlō | |
| vocative | *truzlą | *truzlō | |
| accusative | *truzlą | *truzlō | |
| genitive | *truzlas, *truzlis | *truzlǫ̂ | |
| dative | *truzlai | *truzlamaz | |
| instrumental | *truzlō | *truzlamiz | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old High German: *trollo
- Old Norse: troll, trǫll
- Icelandic: tröll
- Faroese: trøll
- Norwegian Nynorsk: troll; (dialectal) trøll
- Norwegian Bokmål: troll
- Old Swedish: trol, trul
- Scanian: trøll
- Danish: trold
- → German: Troll (influenced by dialectal word above)
- → English: troll; trollop
- → Middle Low German: *drolle
- → Middle Dutch: drolle, drol
- → Dutch: trol; troel