Where does “inzoet” come from?

inzoet (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.

inzoet (Dutch): extremely sweet

Definitions

  1. extremely sweet

Ancestry of “inzoet”, step by step

inzoet 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 in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →