Where does “swete” come from?

swete (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.

swete (Middle English): sweet, pleasant-tasting; sweet in smell;...

Definitions

  1. sweet, pleasant-tasting; sweet in smell;...

Ancestry of “swete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswētesweet
2Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
3Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “swete”

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