Where does “kveisa” come from?

kveisa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kveisa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- — mud, filth.

kveisa (Icelandic): colic

Definitions

  1. colic

Ancestry of “kveisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveisaa pimple; a mark on the head; boil
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰeydʰ-mud, filth

Words derived from “kveisa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kveisa →