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

  1. perspiration; sweat; sweat

Ancestry of “swāt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swāt”

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