Where does “mardröm” come from?
mardröm (Swedish) comes from Swedish dröm, from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
mardröm (Swedish): a nightmare (distressing, often frightening dream)
Definitions
- a nightmare (distressing, often frightening dream)
Ancestry of “mardröm”, step by step
mardröm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dröm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dröm | dream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while... |
| 2 | Old Norse | draumr | dream |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Swedish mara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mara | a mythological creature blamed for giving people... |
| 2 | Old Norse | mara | nightmare, incubus; to be waterlogged, float low... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marǭ | evil spirit; succubus; incubus; nightmare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mor- | to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |