Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *swēid- (Gr hw-)

Meaning: sweat; to sweat

Tokharian: B syā- 'to sweat', syelme 'sweat' (Adams 721)

Old Indian: svéda- m. `sweat, perspiration'; svidyati, svedate `to sweat, perspire'

Avestan: xvaēda- 'Schweiss'

Armenian: khirt-n, gen. -an `Schweiss' (< *swidro-m)

Old Greek: ī̂dos n. `Schweiss; Hitze'; hom. īdíō, aor. īdī̂sai̯ `schwitzen'; hīdrṓs, gen. -ō̂tos, ep. dat. -ō̂i̯, acc. -ō̂ m./f. `Schweiss'

Baltic: *sweîd-r-a- (2) c., *swī̂d- (2) vb. intr.

Germanic: *swait-a- m., n., *swait-an- m.; *swit-ja- vb.

Latin: sūdor, gen. -ōris m. `Schweiss', sūdāre `schwitzen'

Celtic: Cymr. chwys, Corn whys, Bret c'houez `Schweiss'

Albanian: dirsë `Schweiss'

Russ. meaning: пот; литься (о поте)

References: WP II 521

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *sweîd-r-a- (2) c., *swī̂d- (2) vb. intr.

Meaning: sweat

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lettish: sviêdri pl. 'Schweiss', svîst (svîstu, svîdu) 'schwitzen'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *swaita-z, -n, *swaitēn; *switjan- vb.

Meaning: sweat

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: sveiti m. `Schweiss, Blut'

Norwegian: sveite

Swedish: svet

Danish: sved

Old English: swāt, -es n.? `sweat, perspiration; labour, toil'

English: sweet

Old Frisian: swēt

Old Saxon: swēt

Middle Dutch: sweet n., m.

Dutch: zweet n.

Old High German: sweiʒ m. (9.Jh.); swizzen (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: sweiʒ st. m. 'schweiss; blut'; switzen wk. 'schwitzen'

German: Schweiss m.; schwitzen

Pokorny's dictionary :

Number: 1921

Root: su̯eid-2

English meaning: to sweat; sweat n.

German meaning: `schwitzen'

Derivatives: su̯eides- n., su̯(e)id-ro-, su̯oido- `Schweiß'

Material: Ai. svídyati, svḗdatē `schwitzt', svḗda- m. = av. xvaēda- `Schweiß' (= germ. *swaita-);

arm. k`irt-n, Gen. -an `Schweiß' (rt aus dr, vgl. gr. ἱδρώς, lett. sviêdri); gr. (ε)ἶδος (ion.) n. `Schweiß', hom. usw. (ε)ἰ/δίω, att. ἰ̄δί̄ω `schwitze', ἰ̄δρώς, -ω̃τος, att. ἱ̄δρώς wohl nach εὐρώς, -ω̃τος `Moder' aus dem ursprüngl. -os-St. von hom. Dat. ἱδρῳ̃, Akk. ἱδρω̃- (erwachsen aus idg. *su̯idro-), ἱδρώω `schwitze' (*ἱδρωσ-ι̯ω);

alb. dirsë, djersë `Schweiß', djers `schwitze' (mit s aus ti̯ im Präs. *su̯í-drō^xti̯ō);

lat. sūdor, -ōris `Schweiß' (*su̯oidōs), sūdō, -āre `schwitzen';

kymr. chwys, corn. whys, bret. c'houez `Schweiß' (*su̯idso-);

ags. swāt, as. swēt, ahd. sweiz m. `Schweiß', aisl. sveiti m. ds.; ahd. swizzen (= ai. svídyati) `schwitzen', Kaus.-Iter. ahd. sweizzan, mhd. sweizen `Schweiß vergießen, bluten, naß werden', mhd. auch `heiß machen, rösten, in Gluthitze aneinanderhämmern, schweißen' (= ai. svēdáyati `läßt schwitzen');

lett. sviêdri Pl. `Schweiß', svîstu, svîst `schwitzen', svîdêt `schwitzen machen'.

References: WP. II 521, WH. II 623, Trautmann 295.

Pages: 1043

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