Where does “swit” come from?
swit (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian swēt, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.
swit (West Frisian): sweat
Ancestry of “swit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | swēt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swait- | sweat; blood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyd- | to sweat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyd- | sweat; to sweat |