Where does “presweetened” come from?
presweetened (English) comes from English sweetened, from English sweeten, from English sweet, from Middle English swete, from Old English swēte, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus — sweet.
presweetened (English): sweetened in advance
Ancestry of “presweetened”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sweetened | simple past tense and past participle of sweeten;... |
| 2 | English | sweeten | To make sweet to the taste; To make pleasant or... |
| 3 | English | sweet | Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating... |
| 4 | Middle English | swete | sweet, pleasant-tasting; sweet in smell;... |
| 5 | Old English | swēte | sweet |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | swōtī | sweet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |