söt

Swedish

/søːt/

adjective
Definitions
  • sweet; of the taste of sugar
  • sweet; not salty
  • cute
  • (of water) fresh; not salty

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish söter derived from Old Norse sœtr derived from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (sweet) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sweh₂dus

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