Where does “svedig” come from?
svedig (Danish) comes from Danish sved, from Old Danish swet, from Proto-Germanic swaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.
svedig (Danish): sweaty
Ancestry of “svedig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | sved | sweat; past tense of svide; past tense of svie |
| 2 | Old Danish | swet | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swaitaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |