Where does “zweet” come from?

zweet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swêet, from Old Dutch swēt, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

zweet (Dutch): sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat

Ancestry of “zweet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswêetsweat, perspiration
2Old Dutchswēt—
3Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat

Words derived from “zweet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →