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Where does “swuozi” come from?

swuozi (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

Ancestry of “swuozi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swuozi”

  • siess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →