Where does “svettkörtel” come from?
svettkörtel (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.
svettkörtel (Swedish): a sweat gland
Definitions
- a sweat gland
Ancestry of “svettkörtel”, step by step
svettkörtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish svett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svett | sweat; sweaty |
| 2 | Old Norse | sveiti | sweat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |
via Swedish körtel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | körtel | gland; an organ that synthesizes a substance |