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Where does “swait-” come from?

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

swait- (Proto-Germanic): sweat; blood

Definitions

  1. sweat; blood

Ancestry of “swait-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat

Words derived from “swait-”

  • sweet
  • sweat
  • sweetheart
  • soot
  • sweetened
  • sot
  • sweetie
  • sweatshirt
  • sweeten
  • sooty
  • sweetener
  • unsweetened
  • sweatshop
  • sweatpants
  • sweetmeat
  • sweetish
  • semisweet
  • sweetbread
  • sottish
  • meadowsweet
  • sweetgrass
  • sweetbrier
  • sweeting
  • sweety
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →