Where does “söpötys” come from?

söpötys (Finnish) comes from Finnish söpöttää, from Finnish söpö, from Finnish söötti, from Swedish söt, from Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus — sweet.

söpötys (Finnish): gabbling, driveling

Definitions

  1. gabbling, driveling

Ancestry of “söpötys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsöpöttääto gabble, to drivel
2Finnishsöpöcute
3Finnishsöötticute, sweet
4Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
5Old Swedishsötersweet
6Old Norsesœtrsweet
7Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
9Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →