Where does “kveisa” come from?
kveisa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kveisa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- — mud, filth.
kveisa (Icelandic): colic
Ancestry of “kveisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kveisa | a pimple; a mark on the head; boil |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰeydʰ- | mud, filth |