Where does “sötnos” come from?

sötnos (Swedish) comes from Swedish söt, from Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sötnos (Swedish): sweetie, cutie, cutie pie

Definitions

  1. sweetie, cutie, cutie pie

Ancestry of “sötnos”, step by step

sötnos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish söt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
2Old Swedishsötersweet
3Old Norsesœtrsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Swedish nös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnösa nose of an animal (compare näsa)
2Old Norsenǫsnose
3Proto-Germanicnasōnose
4Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →