Where does “süß” come from?

süß (German) comes from Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

süß (German): sweet; cute; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer,...

Definitions

  1. sweet; cute; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer,...

Ancestry of “süß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansüezi—
2Old High Germansuozīsweet
3Old High German-ī-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “süß”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →