Where does “sweet whiskey” come from?
sweet whiskey (English) comes from English whiskey, from English ey, from English they, from English the'e, from English there, from Old English þær, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar — this; that.
Ancestry of “sweet whiskey”, step by step
sweet whiskey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English whiskey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whiskey | A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of... |
| 2 | English | ey | An egg; An island; 1975 August 23, Black, Judie,... |
| 3 | English | they | A group of people, animals, plants, or objects... |
| 4 | English | the'e | Pronunciation spelling of there |
| 5 | English | there | In a place or location at some distance from the... |
| 6 | Old English | þær | there |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English sweet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sweet | Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating... |
| 2 | Middle English | swete | sweet, pleasant-tasting; sweet in smell;... |
| 3 | Old English | swēte | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swōtī | sweet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |