Where does “kvalme” come from?

kvalme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kvalm, from Middle Low German qualm.

kvalme (Norwegian Nynorsk): nausea; definite singular/plural of kvalm

Definitions

  1. nausea; definite singular/plural of kvalm

Ancestry of “kvalme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvalmnauseous, sick; close, stuffy
2Middle Low Germanqualm—
Every word from Middle Low German qualm →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk kvalm →