Where does “mierzoet” come from?

mierzoet (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.

mierzoet (Dutch): cloyingly sweet

Definitions

  1. cloyingly sweet

Ancestry of “mierzoet”, step by step

mierzoet 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 mier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri—
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →