Where does “svettig” come from?

svettig (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.

svettig (Swedish): sweaty

Definitions

  1. sweaty

Ancestry of “svettig”, step by step

svettig 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 IG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishIGAbbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd; a...

Words derived from “svettig”

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