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Where does “rémálom” come from?

rémálom (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rém, from Hungarian rémül, from Hungarian -ül — Appended to an adjective to form an intransitive...

rémálom (Hungarian): nightmare

Definitions

  1. nightmare

Ancestry of “rémálom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianrémspook, ghast; specter; menace, terror
2Hungarianrémülto get frightened
3Hungarian-ülAppended to an adjective to form an intransitive...
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