Where does “svett” come from?

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

svett (Swedish): sweat; sweaty

Definitions

  1. sweat; sweaty

Ancestry of “svett”, step by step

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

Words derived from “svett”

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