Where does “hällsøt” come from?
hällsøt (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian søt, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
hällsøt (Westrobothnian): "Polypodium vulgare"
Ancestry of “hällsøt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | søt | sweet , therefore: fresh; dear; see also syt and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sœtr | sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |