schwitzen

See also: Schwitzen

German

Etymology

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From Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic *switjaną. A geminated form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *swait-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognates (without gemination): Dutch zweten, Danish svede, English sweat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɪtsən/, [ˈʃʋɪtsən], [ˈʃʋɪtsn̩]

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Verb

1. (transitive or intransitive) to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
2. (intransitive) to give off water (of things)
3. (intransitive, figuratively, with über + dative) to think hard; to work hard (on a mental task)
4. (intransitive, figuratively) to be in fear; to worry

Synonyms

• (sweat): transpirieren (lofty)
• (think hard): brüten

Derived terms

• anschwitzen
• ausschwitzen
• durchschwitzen
• schwitzig
• verschwitzen
• verschwitzt

Related terms

• Schweiß

Further reading

• “schwitzen” in Duden online