Where does “swatfah” come from?

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

swatfah (Old English): stained with blood

Definitions

  1. stained with blood

Ancestry of “swatfah”, step by step

swatfah 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 fāh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfāhcoloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining;...
2Proto-West Germanicfaihcoloured; hostile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →