Where does “söt” come from?

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

söt (Swedish): sweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...

Definitions

  1. sweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...

Ancestry of “söt”, step by step

söt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish söter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsötersweet
2Old Norsesœtrsweet
3Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

via Old Swedish sōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsōtsickness
2Old Norsesótsoot
3Proto-Germanicsōtąsoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Old Norse sótt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesóttsickness, illness, disease; second-person plural...
2Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
3Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “söt”

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