Where does “sött” come from?
sött (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
sött (Swedish): sweet, sweetly; sweet; as of sugar
Definitions
- sweet, sweetly; sweet; as of sugar
Ancestry of “sött”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sœtr | sweet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |