Where does “mardrömsaktig” come from?

mardrömsaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish mardröm, 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.

mardrömsaktig (Swedish): nightmarish

Definitions

  1. nightmarish

Ancestry of “mardrömsaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmardröma nightmare (distressing, often frightening dream)
2Swedishdrömdream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while...
3Old Norsedraumrdream
4Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
5Proto-Germanicdraugmaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-