Etymograph

English

trollitis

From troll + -itis.

Formed from troll + -itis

Proto-Germanic *truzlą ‘supernatural being’

Old Norse trǫll ‘conjurer, mage’

Middle English trol ‘demon (?)’

English troll

Today it means

noun A tendency to act like a troll, or online troublemaker.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / trollitis