Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “vemod” come from?

vemod (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German wēmōt, from Middle Low German wēmōdich.

vemod (Swedish): pensive melancholy; tender sadness; calm feeling...

Definitions

  1. pensive melancholy; tender sadness; calm feeling...

Ancestry of “vemod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwēmōt—
2Middle Low Germanwēmōdich—
Every word from Middle Low German wēmōdich →