Where does “handsvett” come from?

handsvett (Swedish) comes from Swedish svett, from Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

handsvett (Swedish): sweat from the hands; hand sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat from the hands; hand sweat

Ancestry of “handsvett”, step by step

handsvett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvettsweat; sweaty
2Old Norsesveitisweat
3Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat

via Swedish hand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishhandA hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player
2Old SwedishhandA hand; A direction; A behalf
3Old Norsehǫndhand
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →