Where does “ŝviti” come from?
ŝviti (Esperanto) comes from German schwitzen, from Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.
ŝviti (Esperanto): to sweat, to perspire
Ancestry of “ŝviti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schwitzen | to sweat; to perspire; to give off water; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | switzen | — |
| 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 |