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Where does “Schweißen” come from?

Schweißen (German) comes from Middle High German sweizen, from Old High German sweizen, from Proto-Germanic swaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Schweißen (German): to weld; to sweat; to bleed

Definitions

  1. to weld; to sweat; to bleed

Ancestry of “Schweißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansweizento sweat, bleed
2Old High Germansweizento roast
3Proto-Germanicswaitijanąto sweat
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Schweißen”

  • Schweißbarkeit
  • schweißbar
  • Schweißelektrode
  • hentesveis
  • sveiser
  • sveising
  • sveis
  • sveise
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