Etymology of the English word droll
the English word
drollderived from the French word
drolederived from the French word
drôlederived from the Old French word
drollederived from the Middle Dutch word
drolDate
The earliest known usage of droll in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
drolled,
drollingCognates
French
drôle, German
drolligUsage
Word found in Modern English
