Where does “swe” come from?

swe (Haitian Creole) comes from French suer, from Old French suer, from Latin soror, from Proto-Italic swezōr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

swe (Haitian Creole): to sweat

Definitions

  1. to sweat

Ancestry of “swe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsuerto sweat
2Old Frenchsuernominative singular of seror; to dry
3Latinsororsister; cousin, daughter of a father's brother;...
4Proto-Italicswezōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →