Where does “sweete” come from?

sweete (Middle English) comes from Old English swēte, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sweete (Middle English): Alternative form of swete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of swete

Ancestry of “sweete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswētesweet
2Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
3Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →