Where does “sætur” come from?

sætur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sætur (Icelandic): sweet, saccharine, sugary; sweet, nice, kind;...

Definitions

  1. sweet, saccharine, sugary; sweet, nice, kind;...

Ancestry of “sætur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesœtrsweet
2Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “sætur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →
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