Where does “sweat” come from?
Sweat comes from Middle English sweten, from Old English swēte, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sweyd-.
sweat (English): Fluid that exits the body through pores in the...
Definitions
- Fluid that exits the body through pores in the...
Ancestry of “sweat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sweten | To make sweet, sweeten; To induce happiness; To... |
| 2 | Old English | swētan | — |
Words derived from “sweat”