Where does “sweater” come from?
Sweater comes from Middle English swetere, though the ultimate origin and original meaning remain unknown.
sweater (English): A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick...
Definitions
- A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick...
Ancestry of “sweater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | swetere | one who sweat#Verb |
| 2 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
Words derived from “sweater”