Where does “פֿאַרשוויצט” come from?

פֿאַרשוויצט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שוויצן, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

פֿאַרשוויצט (Yiddish): sweaty

Definitions

  1. sweaty

Ancestry of “פֿאַרשוויצט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשוויצןto sweat
2Old High Germanswizzen—
3Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-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- →