Where does “søte bror” come from?

søte bror (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søte bror, from Norwegian Bokmål søte, from Norwegian Bokmål søt, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

Ancestry of “søte bror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøte brorSweden
2Norwegian Bokmålsøtedefinite singular/plural of søt; to sweeten
3Norwegian Bokmålsøtsweet; cute; imperative of søte
4Old Norsesœtrsweet
5Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →
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