Where does “qwejs” come from?

qwejs (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse kveisa, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- — mud, filth.

qwejs (Westrobothnian): pocks, chickenpox; hump in the back from rickets;...

Definitions

  1. pocks, chickenpox; hump in the back from rickets;...

Ancestry of “qwejs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekveisaa pimple; a mark on the head; boil
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰeydʰ-mud, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰeydʰ- →Every word from Old Norse kveisa →