Etymology of the English word sweater
the English word
sweaterderived from the English word
sweatderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sweid-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*swaitaDerivations in English
sweatercoatDerivations in other languages
French
sweater, Italian
sweater, Spanish
suéterCognates
Dutch
sweater, French
sweater, German
Sweater, Norwegian
sweater, Swedish
sweaterUsage
Word found in Modern English