Where does “zoetzuur” come from?

zoetzuur (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.

zoetzuur (Dutch): sweet-and-sour

Definitions

  1. sweet-and-sour

Ancestry of “zoetzuur”, step by step

zoetzuur 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 zuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuursour; acidic; acid
2Middle Dutchsuur
3Old Dutchsūrsour
4Proto-West Germanicsūrsour, acidic
5Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-
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