Where does “swāt” come from?
swāt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.
swāt (Old English): perspiration; sweat; sweat
Definitions
- perspiration; sweat; sweat
Ancestry of “swāt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
Words derived from “swāt”