Where does “soet” come from?

soet (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zoet, from Middle Dutch soete, from Old Dutch suoti, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

soet (Afrikaans): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “soet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoetsweet; sweets; good things in life
2Middle Dutchsoete—
3Old Dutchsuotisweet, pleasant
4Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
5Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “soet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →