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*swéh₂dus
Proto-Indo-European
# *swéh₂dus **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Proto-Indo-European **Slug:** sweh-dus ## Words From This Root - sweet - Having the taste of sugar. - assuage - to make an unpleasant feeling less intense - sweetie - a term of endearment, or informally a piece of candy - sweetness - the quality of being sweet in taste, sound, or temperament
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Words from this root
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sweet
A2
/swit/
Having the taste of sugar.
assuage
C2+
/əˈsweɪdʒ/
to make an unpleasant feeling less intense
sweetie
C2+
/ˈswiti/
a term of endearment, or informally a piece of candy
sweetness
C2+
/ˈswitnəs/
the quality of being sweet in taste, sound, or temperament
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