Where does “søte bror” come from?

søte bror (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søte, from Norwegian Bokmål søt, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

søte bror (Norwegian Bokmål): Sweden

Definitions

  1. Sweden

Ancestry of “søte bror”, step by step

søte bror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøtedefinite singular/plural of søt; to sweeten
2Norwegian Bokmålsøtsweet; cute; imperative of søte
3Old Norsesœtrsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Norwegian Bokmål bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrora brother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “søte bror”

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