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Where does “kveisa” come from?

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

kveisa (Old Norse): a pimple; a mark on the head; boil

Definitions

  1. a pimple; a mark on the head; boil

Ancestry of “kveisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰeydʰ-mud, filth

Words derived from “kveisa”

  • queasy
  • queasiness
  • queasily
  • queazen
  • kveis
  • kveis
  • coysy
  • kveisa
  • qwejs
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