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

Definitions

  1. sweat

Ancestry of “swit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianswēt—
2Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →
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