Etymology of the English word sweet
the English word
sweetderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swad-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*swotijazDerivations in English
sweetbread,
meadowsweet,
semisweet,
sweetbrier,
sweeten,
sweetie,
sweetish,
sweetsop,
sweetwort,
wintersweet,
sweetleaf,
bittersweet,
sweetheart,
sweeting,
sweetmeatCognates
Dutch
zoet, French
suave, German
süß, Icelandic
sätur, Italian
soave, Spanish
suave, Swedish
sötUsage
Word found in Modern English
