The word 'droll' originally came from French as 'drôle'

'Droll' is a word borrowed from French 'drôle'. The word entered the English language some time around 1623.

droll [adjective] [1623]

Having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality

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note: Also drole.
Etymology: French 'drôle' from 'drôle' scamp, from Middle French 'drolle' from Middle Dutch, imp

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