Etymology of the English word sweat
the English word
sweatderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sweid-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*swaitaDerivations in English
sweatband,
sweatbox,
sweatpants,
sweatshirt,
sweatweed,
sweaty,
sweated,
sweater,
sweatingCognates
Dutch
zweet, German
Schweinigel, German
schwitzen, Icelandic
sveita, Swedish
svett, Yiddish
shvitsnUsage
Word found in Modern English
