Where does “känslosvall” come from?

känslosvall (Swedish) comes from Swedish känsla, from Old Swedish kænsla, from Old Norse kensla.

känslosvall (Swedish): surge of emotion

Definitions

  1. surge of emotion

Ancestry of “känslosvall”, step by step

känslosvall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish känsla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkänslafeeling, emotion, intuition; experience with the...
2Old Swedishkænsla—
3Old Norsekensla—

via Swedish svall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvallswell, surge
2GermanSchwallflood
3Middle High Germanswal—
Every word from Old Norse kensla →Every word from Old Swedish kænsla →Every word from Swedish känsla →