Where does “vedermöda” come from?

vedermöda (Swedish) comes from Swedish möda, from Old Norse mœða, from Proto-Germanic mōþijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōþuz, from Proto-Indo-European méh₃tus.

vedermöda (Swedish): tribulation, hardship

Definitions

  1. tribulation, hardship

Ancestry of “vedermöda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmödaa difficulty, a chore, a tiring effort; to hurt,...
2Old Norsemœðato make weary; to exhaust, plague; to become...
3Proto-GermanicmōþijanąTo tire
4Proto-Germanicmōþuztired, weary
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₃tus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōþijaną →