sweh₂d-₂

“to be sweet, pleasant”

Widely acceptedtastepleasure

Source of Latin suāvis, English sweet, suave, persuade

Root for sweetness, yielding Latin suāvis and English sweet, suave, persuade, assuage.

gʰel-n-“gall, bile, bitter”gʰewd-yo-“rejoicing, delight”gʷes-“to quench thirst, taste”h₂eḱ-es-tó-“sharp-cut, vinegary”h₂eḱ-s-“to sharpen (extended with -s)”h₂eḱ-yó-“sharp, bitter, acid”seh₂l-“salt, sea water”sweh₂d-mn̥-“sweetness, pleasant taste”