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
Ancestry of “søt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sœtr | sweet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |