Where does “kväljning” come from?
kväljning (Swedish) comes from Swedish kvälja, from Old Swedish qvælia, from Old Norse kvelja, from Proto-Germanic kwaljaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
kväljning (Swedish): retching
Definitions
- retching
Ancestry of “kväljning”, step by step
kväljning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kvälja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kvälja | to torment, torture; to arraign |
| 2 | Old Swedish | qvælia | to suffocate; to torment, torture |
| 3 | Old Norse | kvelja | to torment, torture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwaljaną | to make suffer, to hurt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish ning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ning | — |