Where does “sød” come from?

sød (Danish) comes from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sød (Danish): sweet; sweet, nice; pretty, cute

Definitions

  1. sweet; sweet, nice; pretty, cute

Ancestry of “sød”, step by step

sød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sœtr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesœtrsweet
2Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Old Norse sót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesótsoot
2Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sød

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dusEvery word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz