Where does “shvitz” come from?

shvitz (English) comes from Yiddish שוויצן, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

shvitz (English): Sweat; A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern...

Definitions

  1. Sweat; A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern...

Ancestry of “shvitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשוויצןto sweat
2Old High Germanswizzen—
3Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat

Words derived from “shvitz”

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