Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "sweet" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesswete(Anglo-Saxon) suozi(Old High German) Surname DescendantsSweet(English) Suess, Süss, Süß(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 503.