Where does “shvitzer” come from?
shvitzer (English) comes from English shvitz, 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.
shvitzer (English): A show-off or braggart
Definitions
- A show-off or braggart
Ancestry of “shvitzer”, step by step
shvitzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shvitz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shvitz | Sweat; A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern... |
| 2 | Yiddish | שוויצן | to sweat |
| 3 | Old High German | swizzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |