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

  1. definite singular of svett; plural of svett;...

Ancestry of “svette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesveitisweat
2Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat

Words derived from “svette”

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