## Etymology
Verbal noun and participle of sweat (from Old English swǣtan 'to sweat', from swāt 'sweat', from Proto-Germanic *swaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweid- 'to sweat').

## AI Etymology
Sweating has this etymological development: Verbal noun and participle of sweat (from Old English swǣtan 'to sweat', from swāt 'sweat', from Proto-Germanic *swaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweid- 'to sweat'). Important recorded forms include swāt (Old English) and *sweid- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the exuding of perspiration through the skin. The wider family includes related words such as sweat and sweaty.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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