Where does “qualmlessly” come from?
qualmlessly (English) comes from English qualmless, from English qualm, from Dutch kwalm, from Middle Dutch qualm, from Middle Dutch quellen, from Old Dutch quellen, from Proto-West Germanic kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną — he, she.
qualmlessly (English): In a qualmless way; without qualms
Definitions
- In a qualmless way; without qualms
Ancestry of “qualmlessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qualmless | Without qualms |
| 2 | English | qualm | A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc; A... |
| 3 | Dutch | kwalm | steam, vapor, mist; thick smoke, billow |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | qualm | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | quellen | to torment, to hurt, to torture |
| 6 | Old Dutch | quellen | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwalljan | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |