Where does “svette” come from?
svette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.
svette (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of svett; plural of svett;...
Definitions
- definite singular of svett; plural of svett;...
Ancestry of “svette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sveiti | sweat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
Words derived from “svette”