Where does “söter” come from?
söter (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
Ancestry of “söter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sœtr | sweet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |
Words derived from “söter”