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Where does “swōtijǭ” come from?

swōtijǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

Ancestry of “swōtijǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →