Where does “svettning” come from?

svettning (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.

svettning (Swedish): sweating, perspiration

Definitions

  1. sweating, perspiration

Ancestry of “svettning”, step by step

svettning 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 ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →