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Where does “sweatstained” come from?

sweatstained (English) comes from English sweat, from Middle English sweten, from Old English swētan.

sweatstained (English): stained with sweat

Definitions

  1. stained with sweat

Ancestry of “sweatstained”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsweatFluid that exits the body through pores in the...
2Middle EnglishswetenTo make sweet, sweeten; To induce happiness; To...
3Old Englishswētan—
Every word from Old English swētan →