Where does “Schweiß” come from?

Schweiß (German) comes from Middle High German sweiz, from Old High German sweiz, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

Schweiß (German): sweat; blood of the game

Definitions

  1. sweat; blood of the game

Ancestry of “Schweiß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansweiz—
2Old High Germansweiz—
3Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat

Words derived from “Schweiß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →