Where does “svett” come from?

svett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sveitast, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

svett (Norwegian Bokmål): sweaty; imperative of svette

Definitions

  1. sweaty; imperative of svette

Ancestry of “svett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesveitast—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Old Norse sveitast →
svett — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer