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
Ancestry of “Schweiß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sweiz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sweiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
Words derived from “Schweiß”