Where does “kveis” come from?

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

kveis (Norwegian Bokmål): A feeling of sickness following consumption of...

Definitions

  1. A feeling of sickness following consumption of...

Ancestry of “kveis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveisaa pimple; a mark on the head; boil
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰeydʰ-mud, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kveisa →
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