Shvitz

Alternative forms

• schvitz
• schwitz

Origin

From Yiddish שוויצן, from Old High German sweizzen (Modern German Schweiß, schwitzen), from Proto-Germanic *swait- (English sweat), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- ("to sweat").

Full definition of shvitz

Noun

1. Sweat.
2. A traditional Jewish steambath of Eastern European origin.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sweat.