Where does “swiet” come from?

swiet (West 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.

swiet (West Frisian): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “swiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianswēte—
2Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
3Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtuz →