Where does “sveitta” come from?

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

sveitta (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of sveitte

Definitions

  1. alternative form of sveitte

Ancestry of “sveitta”, 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 →