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
Ancestry of “svett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sveiti | sweat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
Words derived from “svett”