Where does “swatþyrel” come from?

swatþyrel (Old English) comes from Old English swāt, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

swatþyrel (Old English): pore, sweat pore

Definitions

  1. pore, sweat pore

Ancestry of “swatþyrel”, step by step

swatþyrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English swāt

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

via Old English þȳrel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþȳrelhole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →