Where does “zoetheid” come from?

zoetheid (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.

zoetheid (Dutch): sweetness

Definitions

  1. sweetness

Ancestry of “zoetheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoetsweet; sweets; good things in life
2Middle Dutchsoete—
3Old Dutchsuotisweet, pleasant
4Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
5Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →