Where does “bitterzoet” come from?

bitterzoet (Dutch) 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.

bitterzoet (Dutch): bittersweet, simultaneously sweet and bitter;...

Definitions

  1. bittersweet, simultaneously sweet and bitter;...

Ancestry of “bitterzoet”, step by step

bitterzoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zoet

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

via Dutch bitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbitterbitter; bitter, embittered; A type of strong...
2Middle Dutchbitterbitter; sad, painful
3Old Dutchbitterbitter
4Old Norsebitrbitter
5Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →