Where does “sweet” come from?

sweet (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zweet, from Middle Dutch swêet, from Old Dutch swēt, from Proto-Germanic swait-, from Proto-Indo-European swoyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- — sweat; to sweat.

sweet (Afrikaans): sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat

Ancestry of “sweet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzweetsweat
2Middle Dutchswêetsweat, perspiration
3Old Dutchswēt—
4Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swoyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swait- →