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
Ancestry of “rémálom”, step by step
rémálom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rém
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rém | spook, ghast; specter; menace, terror |
| 2 | Hungarian | rémül | to get frightened |
| 3 | Hungarian | -ül | Appended to an adjective to form an intransitive... |
via Hungarian álom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | álom | dream; sleep; sleepiness, drowsiness |
| 2 | Proto-Ugric | ala-ma | padding in shoes , bed of straw |