Where does “sweetish” come from?
Sweetish derives from Middle English -isch, Old English -isċ, Proto-Germanic swait-, and Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d-, which denoted perspiration or exudation.
sweetish (English): somewhat sweet
Ancestry of “sweetish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “sweetish”