Where does “swet” come from?

swet (Torres Strait Creole) comes from English sweat, from Middle English sweten, from Old English swētan — to sweeten.

swet (Torres Strait Creole): sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat

Ancestry of “swet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsweatFluid that exits the body through pores in the...
2Middle EnglishswetenTo make sweet, sweeten; To induce happiness; To...
3Old Englishswētanto sweeten
Every word from Old English swētan →Every word from Middle English sweten →Every word from English sweat →