Where does “søt” come from?

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

søt (Norwegian Nynorsk): sweet; cute

Definitions

  1. sweet; cute

Ancestry of “søt”, step by step

søt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sœtr

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

via Old Norse sót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesótsoot
2Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “søt”

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