Where does “swäit” come from?

swäit (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian swēte, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

swäit (Saterland Frisian): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “swäit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianswēte—
2Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
3Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “swäit”

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