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Where does “שוויצבאָד” come from?

שוויצבאָד (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.

שוויצבאָד (Yiddish): steam bath, Turkish bath

Definitions

  1. steam bath, Turkish bath

Ancestry of “שוויצבאָד”, 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- →