Where does “sweet” come from?

sweet (Yola) comes from Middle English swete, from Old English swēte, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

sweet (Yola): sweet

Definitions

  1. sweet

Ancestry of “sweet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswetesweet, pleasant-tasting; sweet in smell;...
2Old Englishswētesweet
3Proto-West Germanicswōtīsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “sweet”

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