Where does “sweethearting” come from?
sweethearting (English) comes from English sweetheart, 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, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
sweethearting (English): courting; lovemaking; theft by employees at the...
Definitions
- courting; lovemaking; theft by employees at the...
Ancestry of “sweethearting”, step by step
sweethearting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sweetheart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sweetheart | A person who is always very kind; A person very... |
| 2 | English | sweet | Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating... |
| 3 | Middle English | swete | sweet, pleasant-tasting; sweet in smell;... |
| 4 | Old English | swēte | sweet |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swōtī | sweet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |