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

  1. to sweat; to perspire; to give off water; to...

Ancestry of “schwitzen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schwitzen”

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