Where does “schwitzen” come from?
schwitzen (German) comes 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.
schwitzen (German): to sweat; to perspire; to give off water; to...
Definitions
- to sweat; to perspire; to give off water; to...
Ancestry of “schwitzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | switzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | swizzen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
Words derived from “schwitzen”