Where does “samvittighedskval” come from?

samvittighedskval (Danish) comes from Danish kval, from Swedish kval — pain, suffering, anguish, pang.

samvittighedskval (Danish): remorse

Definitions

  1. remorse

Ancestry of “samvittighedskval”, step by step

samvittighedskval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkvalbothersome, troublesome
2Swedishkvalpain, suffering, anguish, pang

via Danish samvittighed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsamvittighedconscience
Every word from Swedish kval →Every word from Danish kval →